| Mehrabad Airport فرودگاه مهرآباد |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: THR – ICAO: OIII
THR
|
|||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Joint (Public/Military) | ||
| Serves | Tehran, Karaj | ||
| Location | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Hub for | Iran Air Iran Asseman Airlines Mahan Air Caspian Airlines Iran Air Tours Secondary Kish Air Secondary Aria Air Saha Airlines Taban Airlines |
||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,962 ft / 1,208 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 1,556 | 474 | Concrete |
| 11L/29R | 13,098 | 3,992 | Asphalt |
| 11R/29L | 13,248 | 4,038 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 102,014 | ||
| Passengers | 12,094,218 | ||
| Cargo | 105,601 | ||
| Source: Iranian Airports Holding Company [1] | |||
Mehrabad International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه مهرآباد) (IATA: THR, ICAO: OIII) is an airport that serves Tehran, Iran. It was the primary airport of Tehran in both international and domestic passenger traffic but has been replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) in most of its international flights. It is still by far the busiest airport in Iran in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft movements, handling 12,094,218 passengers in 2009. The airport is located inside the city boundaries and is thus much easier to access than IKA.
Training, maintenance and engineering facilities of Iran's National Carrier Iran Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, and Saha Airlines are located at this airport.
An aircraft engineering and maintenance company Fajr Ashian, has a maintenance hangar adjacent to main airport premises. The hangar is linked to Mehrabad Airport through a taxiway crossing "Tehran-Karaj" Highway. Fajr Ashian takes care of Aircraft of many companies e.g. Mahan Air, Iran Air.
The change of international flights to IKA, finished in 2004, was gradual, starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf. All international flights have now been moved to IKA except flights to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah.[2]
Contents |
The airport was first time used as an airfield for aviation club planes in 1938, then after World War II along with becoming internationally recognized by joining Iran civil aviation organization to the ICAO in 1949, the airport also became an air force base. Newly delivered Republic F-84G Thunderjets (fighter) and Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (trainer) arrived, May 1957 and April 1956, respectively. Iranian Air Force. In 1955 just after construction of first asphalt paved runway a new terminal building (Current Terminal 1) for both international and domestic flights was designed and constructed. Among the designers of the initial modern buildings of the airport was the famous architect William Pereira.[3][4]
Mehrabad International Airport consists of six terminals, with Terminals 1, 3 and 5 only used during Haj and Umrah seasons. Most other airlines operate out of Terminals 4 and 6, except of Iran Air, Iran Air Tours and ATA Air, which are based at Terminal 2. Cargo flights are also handled at Terminal 2
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Air Atlanta Icelandic | Luxembourg | 2 (cargo) |
| Aria Air | Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kish Island, Lar, Mashad, Qeshm Island | 4, 6 |
| ATA Air | Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mashad, Ardabil, Tabriz, Urmia | 2 |
| Cargolux | Dubai, Luxembourg, Hong Kong | 2 (cargo) |
| Caspian Airlines | Ahwaz, Kish Island, Mashhad, Tabriz | 4, 6 |
| Eram Air | Ahwaz, Bandar Abbas, Kish Island, Mashad, Tabriz | 4, 6 |
| Fars Air Qeshm | Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Qeshm Island, Mahshahr | 4, 6 |
| Hesa Airlines | Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kish Island, Hamadan, Qeshm Island | 4, 6 |
| Iran Air | Seasonal: Jeddah, Madinah | 1, 5 |
| Iran Air | Ahvaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bushehr, Gheshm, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Lar, Mashad, Rasht, Shahre-Kord, Sary, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan | 2 |
| Iran Air Tours | Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Mashad, Rasht, Sary, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmieh, Yazd, Zahedan | 2 |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Bam, Birjand, Bojnord, Bushehr, Gorgan, Gheshm, Ilam, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Khoy, Lamerd, Lar, Mashad, Rafsanjan, Ramsar, Rasht, Sabzevar, Sahand, Sanandaj, Shiraz, Tabas, Tabriz, Yasouj, Yazd | 4, 6 |
| Iranian Airlines | Isfahan, Kish Island | 4, 6 |
| Kish Air | Abadan, Asalouyeh, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Hamadan, Isfahan, Qeshm Island, Kish Island , Mahshahr, Mashad, Shiraz, Shahrekord, Tabriz | 4, 6 |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Leipzig/Halle, Sharjah | 2 (cargo) |
| Mahan Air | Seasonal: Jeddah | 1, 5 |
| Mahan Air | Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Birjand, Bandar Abbas, Dezful, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Kerman, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashad, Shiraz, Sirjan, Zabol | 4, 6 |
| Martinair Cargo | Amsterdam | 2 (cargo) |
| Naft Air Lines | Ahvaz, Mahshahr | 4, 6 |
| Saha Air | Avhaz, Kish Island, Mashad | 4, 6 |
| Sahand Asia Air | Mashad | 4, 6 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Seasonal: Jeddah, Madinah | 1, 5 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo | Jeddah | 2 (cargo) |
| Zagros Air | Ahwaz, Mashad, Kish Island, Shiraz, Siri Island | 4, 6 |
The airport has the head offices of Iran Air and the Iran Civil Aviation Organization.[5][6][7]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.