Tehran, the capital of Iran and main destination for major international flights, has two major airports. Mehrabad International Airport (THR), 6 mi/10 km from Tehran, was for many years the only major airport and still handles the majority of domestic flights coming in and out of Tehran. It also handles a few international flights, primarily to Saudi Arabia for religious pilgrimages. In 2007 the airport handled around 11.8 million passengers.
Main Tehran Airport is Imam Khomeini Airport. Imam Khomeini Airport (IATA:IKA ICAO:OIIE) is an international airport serving Tehran. Most international arrivals and departures are handled by Imam Khomeini Airport located at 18 mi/30 km south of Tehran.
Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is an aviation hub in the middle east. In total 12 airlines have activity here. The biggest airline is Pegasus with 37% of the airport destinations.
Other airlines operating in this airport are Lufthansa, Alitalia, Emirates, Gulf Air, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Jazeera Airways, Turkish Airlines, Austrian, BMI, Kuwait Airways and Sky Express.
A fair number number of countries are served from Tehran, Imam Khomeini International. More than 17 countries in 3 different continents with average route distance of 2330 KM (1456 miles)
In terms of destination, the most popular country is Turkey with 21% of the airport destinations.
There are 10 major airports near Tehran, Iran.
The closest major airport is Kuwait International Airport, with an IATA code of KWI and an ICAO code of OKBK. This airport is in Kuwait, Kuwait and is 485 miles from the center of Tehran, Iran.
Another major airport is Doha International Airport (DOH / OTBD), which is in Doha, Qatar and is 720 miles from Tehran, Iran.
Dubai International Airport (DXB / OMDB) is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is 753 miles from Tehran, Iran.
King Khalid International Airport (RUH / OERK) is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and is 786 miles from Tehran, Iran.
Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH / OMAA) is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and is 797 miles from Tehran, Iran.
Larnaca International Airport (LCA / LCLK) is in Larnaca, Cyprus and is 1000 miles from Tehran, Iran.
Paphos International Airport (PFO / LCPH) is in Paphos, Cyprus and is 1065 miles from Tehran, Iran.
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH / HESH) is in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and is 1094 miles from Tehran, Iran.
Hurghada International Airport (HRG / HEGN) is in Hurghada, Egypt and is 1150 miles from Tehran, Iran.
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