AirportsMehrabad 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 THR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- THR
- ICAO code
- OIII
- City
- Tehran
- State or region
- Tehran Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.6892° N, 51.3144° E
- Elevation
- 1,208 m (3,962 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,041 m (13,258 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, THR means Mehrabad International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIII. 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 35.6892° N, 51.3144° E. It stands 1,208 metres (3,962 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
Mehrabad International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,041 metres (13,258 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11R/29L | 4,041 m 13,258 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11L/29R | 3,989 m 13,087 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Imam Khomeini International AirportTehran | IKA | 34 km |
| Payam International AirportKaraj | PYK | 45 km |
| Nowshahr AirportNowshahr | NSH | 109 km |
| Ramsar AirportRamsar | RZR | 147 km |
| Semnan Municipal AirportSemnan | SNX | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,545 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,805 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,224 km | 2 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,414 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,844 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,199 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,627 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,683 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.
Links
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