AirportsPayam International Airport is a large airport serving Karaj, in Alborz Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PYK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PYK
- ICAO code
- OIIP
- City
- Karaj
- State or region
- Alborz Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.7761° N, 50.8267° E
- Elevation
- 1,271 m (4,170 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,659 m (12,005 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PYK means Payam International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIIP. 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 35.7761° N, 50.8267° E. It stands 1,271 metres (4,170 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
Payam International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,659 metres (12,005 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,659 m 12,005 ft | 60 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 | 45 km |
| Imam Khomeini International AirportTehran | IKA | 50 km |
| Nowshahr AirportNowshahr | NSH | 114 km |
| Ramsar AirportRamsar | RZR | 126 km |
| Sardar-e-Jangal AirportRasht | RAS | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,590 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,846 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,248 km | 2 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,374 km | 5 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,809 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,182 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,672 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,717 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,963 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.
Links
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