AirportsZahedan International Airport is a large airport serving Zahedan, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZAH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZAH
- ICAO code
- OIZH
- City
- Zahedan
- State or region
- Sistan and Baluchestan Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.4757° N, 60.9062° E
- Elevation
- 1,391 m (4,564 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,280 m (14,042 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZAH means Zahedan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIZH. 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 29.4757° N, 60.9062° E. It stands 1,391 metres (4,564 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
Zahedan International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,280 metres (14,042 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 4,280 m 14,042 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 4,280 m 14,042 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bam AirportBam | BXR | 242 km |
| Dalbandin AirportDalbandin, Pakistan | DBA | 346 km |
| Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International AirportKerman | KER | 392 km |
| Birjand International AirportBirjand | XBJ | 411 km |
| Turbat International AirportTurbat, Pakistan | TUK | 441 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,576 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,672 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 721 km | 1 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,543 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,929 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,963 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,523 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,227 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,804 km | 14 h 45 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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