Where is IKA airport?

IKA is a large airport in Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran, at 35.4161, 51.1522, 1,007 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Tehran?

Tehran has 2 airports: IKA, THR.

What time zone is IKA in?

IKA is in the Asia/Tehran time zone, UTC+3:30.

How many passengers use IKA?

7,672,152 passengers in 2024, according to Wikidata.

Imam Khomeini International Airport opened in 2004.

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Large airport in Tehran, Iran.

IATA code: IKA
ICAO code: OIIE
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,672,152; 2024 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 10; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+3:30; Asia/Tehran
Elevation: 1,007 m; 3,304 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 4,198 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with I

About IKA

Imam Khomeini International Airport is a large airport serving Tehran, Iran. It opened in 2004 and is run by Imam Khomeini Airport City. 7,672,152 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 10 nonstop routes from IKA.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from IKA

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
IKA → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,058 km	2,050,223
IKA → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	2,003 km	318,677
IKA → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	1,835 km	152,166
IKA → ESB	Ankara, Turkey	1,679 km	132,581
IKA → ADB	İzmir, Turkey	2,157 km	86,718
IKA → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	3,782 km	82,117
IKA → DEL	New Delhi, India	2,558 km	38,715
IKA → DNZ	Çaltı, Turkey	1,933 km	36,112
IKA → GZP	Gazipaşa, Turkey	1,703 km	17,251
IKA → BOM	Mumbai, India	2,798 km	14,309

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Other airports in Tehran

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
THR	Mehrabad International Airport	Tehran	34 km

All Tehran airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
PYK	Payam International Airport	Karaj, Iran	50 km
NSH	Nowshahr Airport	Nowshahr, Iran	142 km
RZR	Ramsar Airport	Ramsar, Iran	171 km
KKS	Kashan Airport	Kashan, Iran	174 km
SNX	Semnan Municipal Airport	Semnan, Iran	213 km

Distance from IKA to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
IKA → LHR	London, United Kingdom	4,432 km	—
IKA → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1,197 km	—
IKA → CDG	Paris, France	4,204 km	—
IKA → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	3,782 km	82,117
IKA → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	2,058 km	2,050,223
IKA → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4,084 km	—
IKA → JFK	New York, United States	9,881 km	—
IKA → ATL	Atlanta, United States	11,077 km	—
IKA → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,250 km	—
IKA → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	6,626 km	—
IKA → HND	Tokyo, Japan	7,728 km	—
IKA → DOH	Doha, Qatar	1,125 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
11L/29R	4,198 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
11R/29L	4,092 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran · 35.4161, 51.1522

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Imam Khomeini International Airport has the IATA code IKA and the ICAO code OIIE. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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