# Tabriz International Airport (TBZ / OITT) **Tabriz International Airport** (IATA: TBZ, ICAO: OITT) is a large airport in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It opened in 1950. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,604 m (11,825 ft). It is operated by Iranian Airports Holding Company. In 2019 it handled 1.6 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oitt ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: TBZ / OITT - Type: Large airport - Operator: Iranian Airports Holding Company - Serves: Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran - Opened: 1950 - Elevation: 1,359 m / 4,459 ft - Coordinates: 38.1339, 46.2350 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,604 m / 11,825 ft - Passengers: 1,634,583 (2019) - Time zone: UTC+3:30 · Asia/Tehran - Website: http://tabriz.airport.ir/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabriz_Shahid_Madani_International_Airport (33 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721618 - Weather station: OITT · WMO 40706 - Ident: OITT ## Timeline - 1950: Tabriz International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12L/30R | 3,604 m / 11,825 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 129° / 309° | yes | | 12R/30L | 3,517 m / 11,537 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 129° / 309° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,366,947 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,321,319 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,177,521 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,423,871 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,471,850 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,768,398 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,942,726 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,548,625 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,634,583 | Wikidata | ## Routes 17 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (15) - [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 274 km / 170 mi · Asa Jet - [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 419 km / 260 mi · Iran Airtour, Azerbaijan Airlines, Iran Air - [THR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiii.md) Mehrabad International Airport · Iran · 527 km / 327 mi · Mahan Air, Yazd Airways, Taban Air, Kish Air, Iran Airtour, Saha Airlines, Zagros Airlines, Pouya Air, Karun Airlines, Sepehran Airlines, Qeshm Air, Asa Jet, ATA Airlines (Iran), Iran Air, Caspian Airlines - [NJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orni.md) Al Najaf International Airport · Iraq · 703 km / 437 mi · Iran Airtour, ATA Airlines (Iran), Iran Air - [IFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oifm.md) Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport · Iran · 787 km / 489 mi · Mahan Air, ATA Airlines (Iran) - [AWZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiaw.md) Qasem Soleimani International Airport · Iran · 790 km / 491 mi · Karun Airlines - [AZD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiyy.md) Shahid Sadooghi Airport · Iran · 1,007 km / 626 mi · Pouya Air, Pars Air - [SYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiss.md) Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport · Iran · 1,121 km / 697 mi · Iran Airtour, Pars Air, FlyPersia - [MHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimm.md) Mashhad International Airport · Iran · 1,205 km / 749 mi · Taban Air, Iran Airtour, Zagros Airlines, Pouya Air, Sepehran Airlines, Asa Jet, ATA Airlines (Iran), Caspian Airlines - [KER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oikk.md) Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International Airport · Iran · 1,316 km / 818 mi · Mahan Air - [PGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oibp.md) Persian Gulf International Airport · Iran · 1,341 km / 833 mi · Mahan Air, Meraj Airlines, Caspian Airlines - [KIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oibk.md) Kish International Airport · Iran · 1,480 km / 920 mi · Kish Air, Iran Airtour, ATA Airlines (Iran) - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,535 km / 954 mi · Turkish Airlines - [BND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oikb.md) Bandar Abbas International Airport · Iran · 1,539 km / 956 mi · Kish Air, Iran Airtour - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,671 km / 1,038 mi · flydubai ### Seasonal (2) - [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,631 km / 1,013 mi · Iran Air - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,951 km / 1,212 mi · Iran Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TBZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - I3 [ATA Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ata-airlines) · 5 ### Passenger (18) - B9 [Iran Airtour](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-airtour) · 7 - [Pars Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pars-air) · 6 - IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 5 - W5 [Mahan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahan-air) · 4 - RV [Caspian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/caspian-airlines) · 3 - Y9 [Kish Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kish-air) · 3 - PYA [Pouya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pouya-air) · 3 - NV [Karun Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/karun-airlines) · 2 - IS [Sepehran Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sepehran-airlines) · 2 - HH [Taban Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taban-air) · 2 - ZO [Zagros Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zagros-airlines) · 2 - J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1 - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - FP [FlyPersia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flypersia) · 1 - QB [Qeshm Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qeshm-air) · 1 - IRZ [Saha Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saha-airlines) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 - [Yazd Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yazd-airways) · 1 Former hub of [Eram Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eram-air). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.6M (2019) | #645 of 3,974 | #30 in Middle East | #8 in IR | | Longest runway | 3,604 m / 11,825 ft | #375 of 29,858 | #66 in Middle East | #21 in IR | | Elevation | 1,359 m / 4,459 ft | =2,737 of 43,403 | #54 in Middle East | #42 in IR | | Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | #18 in Middle East | #7 in IR | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =1 in IR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 122.500 | | ATIS | INFO | 127.000 | | TWR | TWR | 124.100 | ## Nearby airports - [IR-001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ir-001.md) Vayqan Air Base · 45 km / 28 mi - [ACP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oitm.md) Sahand Airport · 88 km / 55 mi - [OMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oitr.md) Urmia Airport · 115 km / 71 mi - [KHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oitk.md) Khoy Airport · 115 km / 71 mi - [ZZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbz.md) Zangilan International Airport · 118 km / 73 mi - [YUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/am-0001.md) Syunik Airport · 120 km / 75 mi ## 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: “Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tabriz_Shahid_Madani_International_Airport&oldid=1376145784), revision of 22 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/oitt/data