# Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA / OIIE)

**Imam Khomeini International Airport** (IATA: IKA, ICAO: OIIE) is a large airport in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. It opened on 8 May 2004. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,198 m (13,772 ft). It is operated by Imam Khomeini Airport City. In 2024 it handled 7.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IKA / OIIE
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Imam Khomeini Airport City
- Owner: Government of Iran
- Serves: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
- Opened: 8 May 2004
- Elevation: 1,007 m / 3,305 ft
- Coordinates: 35.4161, 51.1522
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,198 m / 13,772 ft
- Passengers: 7,672,152 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+3:30 · Asia/Tehran
- Website: http://www.ikac.ir
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Khomeini_International_Airport (44 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734729
- Weather station: OIIE · WMO 40730
- Ident: OIIE

## Timeline

- 8 May 2004: Imam Khomeini International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11L/29R | 4,198 m / 13,772 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 109° / 289° | yes |
| 11R/29L | 4,092 m / 13,425 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 109° / 289° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 4,446,356 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 4,846,181 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 6,155,829 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 6,883,960 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 7,439,643 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 8,512,209 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 6,843,259 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 6,037,280 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,005,076 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 6,301,398 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 7,429,391 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 7,672,152 | Wikidata |

## Routes

39 destinations in 23 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (36)

- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · Iraq · 529 km / 329 mi · Mahan Air
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 570 km / 354 mi · Iran Airtour, Azerbaijan Airlines, Iran Air
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 656 km / 408 mi · Mahan Air
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 679 km / 422 mi · Mahan Air, Taban Air, Sepehran Airlines, Qeshm Air, Meraj Airlines, Iraqi Airways
- [NJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orni.md) Al Najaf International Airport · Iraq · 731 km / 454 mi · Taban Air, Zagros Airlines, Qeshm Air, Meraj Airlines, ATA Airlines (Iran), Iran Air, Iraqi Airways
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 750 km / 466 mi · Jazeera Airways, ATA Airlines (Iran), Kuwait Airways
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 793 km / 493 mi · Sepehran Airlines, Qeshm Air, Armenia Airways
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 879 km / 546 mi · Sepehran Airlines, Qeshm Air
- [GRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urmg.md) Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport · Russia · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Mahan Air
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,078 km / 670 mi · Varesh Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Qatar Airways
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,197 km / 744 mi · Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,200 km / 746 mi · flydubai, Mahan Air, Iran Airtour, Emirates, Sepehran Airlines, Qeshm Air, Iran Air
- [MZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oams.md) Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport · Afghanistan · 1,449 km / 900 mi · Meraj Airlines
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 1,483 km / 921 mi · Taban Air, SalamAir, Sepehran Airlines, Qeshm Air, Varesh Airlines
- [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 1,605 km / 997 mi · Somon Air, Varesh Airlines
- [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 1,646 km / 1,023 mi · Mahan Air, Iran Airtour, Varesh Airlines
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · Mahan Air, AJet
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 1,705 km / 1,059 mi · Zagros Airlines
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 1,928 km / 1,198 mi · Taban Air
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 1,993 km / 1,238 mi · Mahan Air, Iran Airtour
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,999 km / 1,242 mi · AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,054 km / 1,276 mi · Mahan Air, Turkish Airlines
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 2,194 km / 1,363 mi · Mahan Air
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 2,382 km / 1,480 mi · Qeshm Air
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 2,513 km / 1,562 mi · Mahan Air, Aeroflot
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,554 km / 1,587 mi · Mahan Air
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,799 km / 1,739 mi · Iran Air
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 3,161 km / 1,964 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,775 km / 2,346 mi · Lufthansa
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 5,647 km / 3,509 mi · Mahan Air
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 5,663 km / 3,519 mi · Mahan Air
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 6,069 km / 3,771 mi · Mahan Air
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 6,154 km / 3,824 mi · Mahan Air
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 6,336 km / 3,937 mi · Iran Airtour
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 6,443 km / 4,003 mi · Mahan Air

### Seasonal (2)

- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,633 km / 1,015 mi · Iran Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,921 km / 1,194 mi · Iran Air

### Cargo (3)

- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Qatar Airways
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,775 km / 2,346 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,182 km / 3,841 mi · Qatar Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from IKA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- W5 [Mahan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahan-air) · 17
- QB [Qeshm Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qeshm-air) · 7
- IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 6
- RV [Caspian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caspian-airlines)
- EP [Iran Aseman Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-aseman-airlines)

### Passenger (22)

- [Pars Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pars-air) · 7
- B9 [Iran Airtour](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-airtour) · 5
- IS [Sepehran Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sepehran-airlines) · 5
- HH [Taban Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taban-air) · 4
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- I3 [ATA Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ata-airlines) · 2
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 2
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 2
- ZO [Zagros Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zagros-airlines) · 2
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1
- 6A [Armenia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/armenia-airways) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1
- SZ [Somon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/somon-air) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.7M (2024) | #258 of 3,974 | #13 in Middle East | #3 in IR |
| Longest runway | 4,198 m / 13,772 ft | #59 of 29,858 | #15 in Middle East | #7 in IR |
| Elevation | 1,007 m / 3,305 ft | =4,733 of 43,403 | #104 in Middle East | #82 in IR |
| Age | Opened 2004 | =11,905 of 15,079 | #95 in Middle East | #30 in IR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =1 in IR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [THR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiii.md) Mehrabad International Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [PYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiip.md) Payam International Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [GZW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiik.md) Qazvin Airport · 135 km / 84 mi
- [NSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oinn.md) Nowshahr Airport · 142 km / 88 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #59

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Imam Khomeini International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imam_Khomeini_International_Airport&oldid=1376470815), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie/data