AirportsDezful Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dezful, in Khuzestan Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DEF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DEF
- ICAO code
- OIAD
- City
- Dezful
- State or region
- Khuzestan Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.4344° N, 48.3976° E
- Elevation
- 144 m (474 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,853 m (12,641 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DEF means Dezful Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIAD. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.4344° N, 48.3976° E. It stands 144 metres (474 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tehran, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dezful Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,853 metres (12,641 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Iran on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 3,853 m 12,641 ft | 35 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 3,575 m 11,729 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Khoram Abad Airport | KHD | 112 km |
| Qasem Soleimani International AirportAhvaz | AWZ | 127 km |
| Mahshahr AirportMahshahr | MRX | 221 km |
| Basra International AirportBasra, Iraq | BSR | 221 km |
| Abadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAbadan | ABD | 230 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,775 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,854 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,048 km | 1 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,453 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,955 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,506 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,750 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,099 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,013 km | 16 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.