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Mehrabad International Airport THR / OIII

Tehran, Tehran Province · Iran · Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC) — state-owned, under the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development; shared with Iranian Air Force, Army Aviation, IRGC and Police Aviation
13.8Mpax · 2025
H24Jet A-1 · Avgas · bonded
ICAO / IATAOIII / THR
OperatorIran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC) — state-owned, under the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development; shared with Iranian Air Force, Army Aviation, IRGC and Police Aviation
Coordinates35.6892°N, 51.3134°E
Elevation3,962 ft · 1,208 m
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)
Passengers / yr13,750,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
BondedYes
AIP referenceOIII — Iran AIP AD 2-OIII, Tehran/Mehrabad Intl (Civil Aviation Organization of Iran / IAC eAIP, ais.airport.ir)
Operating hoursH24
Terminals4 active (T1 legacy/general aviation, T2 Iran Air plus partner domestic carriers, T4 departures / T6 arrivals for Mahan Air, Iran Aseman, Taban Air and other domestic operators); a third runway, 09/27, is permanently closed
Runways (2)
  • 11L/29R · 3,989 m / 13,087 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
  • 11R/29L · 4,041 m / 13,258 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I
Tehran's original international gateway (opened 1938); since Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) took over scheduled international traffic in 2007, Mehrabad now operates almost exclusively as Iran's busiest domestic hub (about 13.75 million passengers in Iranian year 1403 / Mar 2024-Mar 2025), while also hosting military, government/VIP and general-aviation flights. Base for Iran Air's domestic network and Mahan Air, Iran Aseman Airlines and other carriers; parallel runways are closely spaced (222 m separation), so only 11R/29L (ILS CAT I) is used for instrument approaches while 11L/29R is largely reserved for takeoffs.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 3 providers
Iran Air (Homa) — Ground Services & Technical/Engineering
Self-handled, Iran Air — Iran Air's own ground-services division handles Iran Air and Iran Air Tours flights from Terminal 2 at Mehrabad; Persian Wikipedia's Mehrabad International Airport article confirms Iran Air Services (خدمات هوایی ایران ایر) as one of three ground-handling companies operating at the airport, alongside Saman and Kusha Kish.
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Available
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Saman Aviation Services (Saman Air Service)
One of Mehrabad's three main ground-handling companies (with Iran Air and Kusha Kish); Persian Wikipedia's Mehrabad article independently confirms Saman Air Services operating at Terminals 1, 2, 4 and 6, handling numerous carriers including Ata, Qeshm Air, Meraj, Karun, Aseman, Zagros, Kish Air, Mahan, Fly Persia, Pars Air and Pouya Air. Staff/flight-volume figures (~1,100 staff, ~14 airlines, ~6,500 flights/month) per saman.aero were not independently re-confirmed live (site unreachable — expired TLS certificate).
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Available
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Kusha Kish Ground Services
Confirmed independently via Persian Wikipedia's Mehrabad International Airport article as Kusha Kish Air Services (خدمات هوایی کوشا کیش), the third of the airport's three ground-handling companies, operating at Terminals 1, 4 and 6 and handling Zagros Air, Varsh Air, Chabahar Air, Arvan Air and Taban Air flights alongside Iran Air and Saman. Contact details and licence number not independently confirmed.
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Available
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Unconfirmed
Aircraft Fueling General Directorate (NIOPDC) — Mehrabad Fueling Center
Reported state-run Jet A-1 into-plane fuelling via a dedicated Mehrabad Aircraft Fueling Center, operated by Iran's national Aircraft Fueling General Directorate (اداره کل سوختگیری هواپیمایی), a NIOPDC unit reported to run fueling centers at dozens of Iranian airports including Mehrabad, per nabznaft.ir and aviation.niopdc.ir. NIOPDC as Iran's state fuel distributor for domestic airports (distinct from Owj Fuel & Airport Services Co., which is IKA-only) is consistent with general industry knowledge, but the specific facility figures (480 sqm, ~13-billion-rial upgrade) and both cited source pages could not be reached live — downgraded to unconfirmed pending re-verification.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Available
Iran Air (Homa) — Ground Services & Technical/Engineering
Iran Air's in-house Technical & Engineering department, headquartered at Mehrabad (confirmed as Iran Air's HQ base per English Wikipedia), performs transit/daily checks, defect rectification and line support; hangar-capacity figures (~21,000 sqm across three hangars) per a Ministry of Roads & Urban Development news-portal report (news.mrud.ir) on Iran Air's maintenance self-sufficiency — this specific article could not be re-confirmed live.
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Available
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Iran Air (Homa) — Ground Services & Technical/Engineering
Heavy/base checks, manufacturer-mandated modifications and airframe overhaul reportedly performed in Iran Air's Mehrabad hangars, with a history of overhauling Boeing 727/737 and Fokker 100 airframes, per news.mrud.ir. Downgraded to unconfirmed: the source article was not independently reachable in this verification pass and Iran Air's heavy-check capability has increasingly shifted toward Imam Khomeini (IKA) in recent years, so current Mehrabad-specific base-maintenance activity could not be corroborated.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Fajr Ashiyan Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. (Farsco)
Farsco's own site (farsco.com, confirmed live) is a real Tehran-based aircraft maintenance engineering company (aircraft/engine repairs, NDT, training) located on Shahid Lashkari Highway / Aviation Industries Boulevard, in the aviation-industrial zone adjacent to Mehrabad — but the site itself did not confirm a Mehrabad hangar, CAO-authorised A300/A310 widebody overhaul capability, Boeing 747 experience, or the SOHA (47%)/Mahan Air (51%) joint-venture ownership claimed via iranhavafaza.com; that profile page could not be independently re-reached. Downgraded to unconfirmed pending re-verification of the ownership and widebody-overhaul specifics.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Unconfirmed
Armaan Catering
Flight-kitchen/onboard catering supplier reported to serve Iran Air, Mahan Air, Aseman Airlines (which holds a 50% stake in the company) and Naft Airlines at Tehran's airports, per industry reporting (mrbilit.com, aerospacetalk.ir forum sourcing citing Aseman's own materials); these pages could not be independently re-reached. Exact operating presence specifically at Mehrabad (versus Imam Khomeini) remains unconfirmed on a dedicated company site.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Not listed
Ground support equipment Unconfirmed
Saman Aviation Services (Saman Air Service)
saman.aero reportedly states a fleet of approximately 455 pieces of ground support equipment at its Mehrabad station; this figure could not be independently re-verified live (site unreachable — expired TLS certificate).
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
Iran Air (Homa) — Ground Services & Technical/Engineering
Self-handled, Iran Air — Iran Air Cargo operations at Mehrabad are managed under the airline's own Ground Services division at Terminal 2, per Persian Wikipedia's Mehrabad article, which lists Iran Air Cargo alongside Iran Air's passenger ground-handling remit.
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Available
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Saman Aviation Services (Saman Air Service)
Cargo handling is listed among Saman's ground-service lines per saman.aero's service overview, but Persian Wikipedia's Mehrabad article describes Saman's Terminal 1/2/4/6 remit in passenger/ramp/flight-ops terms without separately naming cargo; downgraded to unconfirmed pending independent confirmation of a distinct cargo-handling operation (versus baggage/ramp handling only).
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Unconfirmed
Iran Airports Company (IAC)
Aviation security screening, guarding and airside/perimeter access control at Mehrabad fall under Iran's state-run model: Iran Airports Company (IAC) is confirmed via English Wikipedia's infobox as the airport's primary civil operator, with Islamic Republic of Iran Police Aviation, the Air Force, Army Aviation and IRGC also listed as operators (Mehrabad remains a mixed civil-military field). No distinct commercial security contractor or licence number could be documented from public sourcing.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Not listed
Flight support Available · 2 providers
Saman Aviation Services (Saman Air Service)
Saman Platinum — reportedly the company's dedicated brand for VIP/official flights and private-jet handling and trip support at Mehrabad and other Iranian airports, per saman.aero. Could not be independently re-verified live (site unreachable — expired TLS certificate).
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Unconfirmed
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAO)
Iran's national civil aviation authority is confirmed headquartered at Mehrabad via English Wikipedia's Mehrabad article (listed alongside Iran Air and Iran Airports Company as an entity headquartered on-site), and nationally provides flight-plan processing, overflight/landing-permit issuance and meteorological/briefing services relevant to operators using Mehrabad; caa.gov.ir (site reachable but behind a browser-check page).
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Available
Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Not listed