AirportsTabriz International Airport is a large airport serving Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TBZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TBZ
- ICAO code
- OITT
- City
- Tabriz
- State or region
- East Azerbaijan Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 38.1339° N, 46.2350° E
- Elevation
- 1,359 m (4,459 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,604 m (11,825 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TBZ means Tabriz International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OITT. 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 38.1339° N, 46.2350° E. It stands 1,359 metres (4,459 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
Tabriz International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,604 metres (11,825 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 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12L/30R | 3,604 m 11,825 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 12R/30L | 3,516 m 11,537 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Urmia AirportUrmia | OMH | 115 km |
| Nakhchivan International AirportNakhchivan, Azerbaijan | NAJ | 135 km |
| Hakkari Yüksekova AirportHakkari, Turkey | YKO | 187 km |
| Ardabil AirportArdabil | ADU | 192 km |
| Lachin International AirportLachin, Azerbaijan | LHL | 195 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,041 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,331 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,671 km | 2 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,892 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,346 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,845 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,147 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,937 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,440 km | 16 h 40 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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