Imam Khomeini International Airport

Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport فرودگاه بین‌المللی امام خمینی
IATA: IKA ICAO: OIIE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Iran
Operator	Imam Khomeini Airport City Company
Serves	Tehran metropolitan area
Location	Vahnabad, Tehran, Iran
Opened	30 April 2005 (2005-04-30)
Hub for	ATA Airlines Caspian Airlines Iran Air Iran Airtour Iran Aseman Airlines Mahan Air Meraj Airlines Qeshm Air Sepehran Airlines Taban Air Varesh Airlines Yazd Airways Zagros Airlines
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
Elevation AMSL	1,007 m / 3,305 ft
Coordinates	35°24′58″N 051°09′08″E
Website	ikac.ir
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11L/29R 4,198 13,773 Asphalt, concrete 11R/29L 4,092 13,425 Asphalt
Statistics (21 March 2018–20 March 2019)
Aircraft movements 47,000 Passengers 7,270,000 Cargo (t) 142,000

Imam Khomeini International Airport is the main international airport of Tehran, Iran's capital. It is located 2 kilometers (1 mile) from Vahnabad and 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of Tehran. The airport is named after Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's first supreme leader, and is run by Imam Khomeini Airport City Company. It covers 13,400 hectares (33,000 acres) with two terminals and two runways. All international flights to Tehran land here, while domestic flights use Mehrabad Airport. Imam Khomeini Airport is a hub for several airlines and was the third busiest airport in Iran in 2019.

The airport was planned before the 1979 revolution because Mehrabad Airport was overcrowded. It was supposed to open in May 2004, managed by a Turkish-Austrian company (TAV). However, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps closed it right after the first plane landed, citing security concerns about foreigners managing the airport. Some in parliament claimed TAV had ties to Israel, though the company denied this. The airport reopened in April 2005 with Iranian airlines running it. A second terminal was added in 2019.

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