Iranian sky safe passage of 70 countries’ flights
ILNA: Commercial and passenger planes of 70 countries around the globe pass through Iran’s sky, Managing Director of State Airports Company Mohammad Ilkhani said here Tuesday.
“Since the skies of some regional countries have become unsafe, the Iranian sky has during the past ۲۴ hours been the safe passage for more than ۹۰۰ foreign planes, ” said Ilkhani, addressing the opening ceremony of the ۷th International Air and Aviation Industries Biannual of Iran.
He said that the total length of Iran’s ۹۲ international air routes is ۵۹,۰۰۰ kilometers.
“In order to offer navigation services to the international transit and local flights Iran is using ten radar systems which were installed in country’s airports ۱۵ years ago, ” he said.
Ilkhani said that currently more than ۱۷۰ UAE flights pass through the Iranian air space and an average seven US planes, too, use the navigation services of Iran each day.
He said that during the past ۲۴ hours ۱,۵۸۱ Iranian and foreign planes have reached their destinations using the navigation services of Iran.