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The 30 largest airports and airlines in Iran

Further information is provided on the 30 biggest airports in Iran. At Imam Khomeini International Airport alone, 21 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 43 destinations.

Out of the 15 airlines of the country we have listed biggest 8. Mahan Air is leading here with a total of 54 flight destinations.

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The 30 biggest airports in Iran

IATANameCityAirlinesDestinations
IKAImam Khomeini International AirportTehran2143
MHDMashhad International AirportMashhad1239
SYZShiraz Shahid Dastghaib International AirportShiraz826
TBZTabriz International AirportTabriz710
THRMehrabad International AirportTehran537
IFNEsfahan Shahid Beheshti International AirportIsfahan614
AWZAhwaz AirportAhwaz513
BNDBandar Abbas International AirportBandar Abbas512
KIHKish International AirportKish Island58
KSHShahid Ashrafi Esfahani AirportKermanshah43
RASSardar-e-Jangal AirportRasht47
AZDShahid Sadooghi AirportYazd44
OMHUrmia AirportUrmia32
LRRLar AirportLar36
SRYDasht-e Naz AirportSari34
GBTGorgan AirportGorgan34
ABDAbadan AirportAbadan33
ZAHZahedan International AirportZahedan37
ZBRKonarak AirportChabahar25
BDHBandar Lengeh AirportBandar Lengeh22
BUZBushehr AirportBushehr24
ADUArdabil AirportArdabil22
KERKerman AirportKerman24
BXRBam AirportBam11
RZRRamsar AirportTonekabon12
NSHNoshahr AirportNowshahr12
AFZSabzevar National AirportSabzevar11
BJBBojnord AirportBojnord11
YESYasouj AirportYasouj11
GCHGachsaran AirportGachsaran11


Freight volume

In 2021, a total of 273.58 million ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in Iran.

The biggest airlines based in Iran

The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is Mahan Air. It flies to 54 domestic and international airports. It currently has a fleet of 54 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in Iran are:

IATANameCallsignFleet sizeDestinations
W5Mahan AirMahan Air5454
IRIran AirIranair3071
EPIran Aseman AirlinesAseman2050
QBQeshm AirQeshm Air1941
I3ATA AirlinesAtalar1640
ZVZagros AirlinesZagros1621
Y9Kish AirKishair1128
B9Iran AirtourIran Airtour1124

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