Mehrabad International Airport

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Mehrabad International Airport

فرودگاه بین‌المللی مهرآباد
Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Mehrâbâd
Mehrabad airport - 2024 (cropped).jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
Owner Government of Iran
Operator Iran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Police Aviation
Serves Tehran metropolitan area
LocationTehran, Iran
Opened1938 [1]
Hub for
Elevation  AMSL 3,962 ft / 1,208 m
Coordinates 35°41′21″N51°18′49″E / 35.68917°N 51.31361°E / 35.68917; 51.31361
Website www.mehrabad.airport.ir
Map
Mehrabad International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
11L/29R13,0873,989 Asphalt
11R/29L13,2584,041Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft movements142,037 Increase2.svg 7%
Passengers17,464,216 Increase2.svg 7%
Cargo120,467 tons Increase2.svg 8%

Mehrabad International Airport( IATA : THR, ICAO : OIII) is an airport serving Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger Imam Khomeini International Airport in 2007, Mehrabad was Tehran's primary airport for both international and domestic traffic, but now serves only domestic flights. Despite this, in 2016, Mehrabad Airport was the busiest airport in Iran in terms of passengers, handling 16,678,351 passengers in total. The airport is also used by the Government of Iran and is one of the bases of the Iranian Air Force.

Contents

History

Terminals 1 and 2 Mehrabad Airport Terminal 1&2.jpg
Terminals 1 and 2

The airport was used for the first time as an airfield for aviation club planes in 1938. During World War II it became a stopover point for the U.S. Air Transport Command. [3]

After the war, along with becoming internationally recognized by joining the Iranian civil aviation organization to the ICAO in 1949, the airport also became an air force base.

In 1955 just after the construction of the first asphalt-paved runway, a new terminal building (current Terminal 1) for both international and domestic flights was designed and constructed. In April 1956 Lockheed T-33 Shooting Stars (T-33As) trainer aircraft began arriving for the Imperial Iranian Air Force. In May 1957 these were followed by Republic F-84 Thunderjet (F-84Gs) fighter. In 1961, Mehrabad Airport added a side building (current Terminal 2) used for arrival flights.

In May 1975, Iran Air started flying to New York via London with a Boeing 707. [4] The airline launched direct service to New York using Boeing 747SPs the following June. [5] [6] The construction of a new airport commenced 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Tehran in 1977. The city was growing around Mehrabad, and the airfield was witnessing high amounts of traffic. [7] [8] Between 1970 and 1976, passenger counts had risen from 900,000 to 3,020,000. [9] On 24 January 1979, the military took control of Mehrabad and other airports in the country in an attempt to prevent Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's return from exile in Paris. [10] It ultimately relented and permitted his arrival at Mehrabad aboard a chartered Air France plane eight days later. [11] At the beginning of the Iran–Iraq War in September 1980, Iraq carried out an air strike on the airport. [12] In the 1980s, Mehrabad's route network spanned from Paris to Beijing. [13]

By 2000, the airport was serving nine million passengers annually, in addition to military flights. Due to the congestion, airlines advised travellers to arrive at Mehrabad three hours prior to departure. [7] The new airport, now called Imam Khomeini International Airport, opened in 2004. However, political factors delayed the transfer of all international flights to the new facility. [14] Iran Air commenced service to Caracas via Damascus in March 2007. [15] [16] All international flights had moved to Imam Khomeini Airport by November 2007. [14]

In June 2020, Mehrabad Airport announced a new terminal to replace Terminals 4 and 6. The new terminal is to have 20 gates (10 with jetbridges) and a new CIP Terminal. It is not known when construction will start.

Operations

Mehrabad Airport only handles domestic flights. [17] [18] Between March 2022 and March 2023, the airport received 12.3 million passengers. [18]

Facilities

Mehrabad International Airport consists of 4 terminals: [19]

Formerly, Mehrabad had a Terminal 3 that was used for Hajj Flights, which were transferred to Imam Khomeini. Later it was used for Cargo flights which were also transferred to Imam Khomeini.

Other facilities

The airport is home to the head offices of Iran Air and the Iran Civil Aviation Organization. [20] [21] [22] In addition the Iranian Airports Company also has its head office at Mehrabad Airport, nearby Terminal 2. [23]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air1Air [24] Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bushehr, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Zahedan
Asa Jet Abadan, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kerman, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Rafsanjan, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz
ATA Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kerman, Kish, Maku, Mashhad, Qeshm, Rasht, Sabzevar, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
Ava Air Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Urmia
Caspian Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Jask, Kerman, Kish, Lamerd, Mashhad, Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
Chabahar Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Khorramabad, [25] Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Zahedan
FlyPersia Abadan, Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Yazd
Iran Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Birjand, Bojnord, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Dezful, Gorgan, Ilam, Isfahan, Jahrom, Kalaleh, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Khoy, Kish, Lar, Mashhad, Parsabad, Qeshm, Ramsar, Rasht, Sahand/Maragheh, Saqqez, Sari, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
Iran Airtour Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, [26] Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Zahedan
Iran Aseman Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Gorgan, Ilam, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Ramsar, Rasht, Sanandaj, Sari, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Sirjan, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
Karun Airlines Ahvaz, Bahregan, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Dezful, Isfahan, Kerman, Kharg, Lavan, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Shiraz, Sirri Island, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd
Kish Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Gorgan, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd, Zahedan
Mahan Air Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asaluyeh, Bam, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bojnord, Chabahar/Konarak, Dezful, Gachsaran, Ilam, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Jask, [27] Jiroft, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Kish, Mashhad, Rafsanjan, Sabzevar, Sarakhs, Saravan, [28] Shahrekord, Shiraz, Sirjan, Tabas, Tabriz, Urmia, Yasuj, Yazd, Zabol, Zahedan
Meraj Airlines Asaluyeh, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Tabriz
Pars Air Abadan, Aghajari, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, [29] Chabahar/Konarak, Gachsaran, Gorgan, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kish, Mahshahr, Maku, Mashhad, Sari, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabas, Tabriz, Yasuj, [30] Yazd, Zabol, Zahedan
Pouya Air Ardabil, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Gorgan, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd
Qeshm Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bam, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Dezful, Gorgan, Ilam, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kharg, Kish, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Parsabad, Qeshm, Sanandaj, Shahrud, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Zahedan
Saha Airlines Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Isfahan, Kish, Lavan, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Yazd
Sepehran Airlines Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd, Zahedan
Taban Air Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tabriz
Varesh Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Gonabad, Isfahan, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia
Yazd Airways Mashhad, Yazd [31]
Zagros Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kerman, Kish, Mashhad, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tabriz

Accidents and incidents

Access

The airport is served by two stations of the Tehran Metro. One is for Terminals 1 and 2, and the other is for Terminals 4 and 6. [44]

See also

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