AirportsImam Khomeini International Airport is a large airport serving Tehran, in Tehran Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IKA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IKA
- ICAO code
- OIIE
- City
- Tehran
- State or region
- Tehran Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.4161° N, 51.1522° E
- Elevation
- 1,007 m (3,305 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,198 m (13,772 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IKA means Imam Khomeini International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIIE. 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 35.4161° N, 51.1522° E. It stands 1,007 metres (3,305 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
Imam Khomeini International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,198 metres (13,772 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11L/29R | 4,198 m 13,772 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11R/29L | 4,092 m 13,425 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mehrabad International AirportTehran | THR | 34 km |
| Payam International AirportKaraj | PYK | 50 km |
| Nowshahr AirportNowshahr | NSH | 142 km |
| Ramsar AirportRamsar | RZR | 171 km |
| Kashan AirportKashan | KKS | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,554 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,799 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,200 km | 1 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,423 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,859 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,227 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,629 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,711 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,919 km | 16 h 05 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.
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