Tehran Mehrabad Airport (THR) Information

Where is Tehran Mehrabad Airport?  

Iran's largest and capital city, Tehran, is a bustling metropolis, set at the foot of the Alborz mountain range. Tehran is a cosmopolitan city with great museums, parks, restaurants, warm friendly people. 

Tehran Mehrabad International Airport (IATA: THR, ICAO: OIII), or Mehrabad Airport is one of two major airports serving Tehran, Iran. As THR is located inside the city boundaries, it is the easiest of Tehran's airports to get to.

Mehrabad Airport primarily handles domestic traffic, with the exception of flights to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah, which do fly out of THR.

In 2015, Mehrabad Airport served 13,515,693 passengers, making it, by far, the busiest airport in Iran in.

Tehran's other major airport, Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), while much less busy in terms of overall traffic, and further from the city, handles most of the city's international flights.

Airlines serving Tehran's Mehrabad Airport include Aria Air, Ata Airlines, Caspian Airlines, Eram Air, Fars Air Qeshm, Hesa Airlines, Iran Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, Iranian Air Transport, Iranian Airlines, Kish Air, Mahan Air, Saha Air, Sahand Asia Air, Saudia and Zagros Air.

Destinations served from Mehrabad Airport include Ardabil, Abadan, Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Bam, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Batumi, Birjand, Bojnord, Bushehr, Chabahar, Dezful, Gorgan, Gheshm, Hajj, Hamadan, Ilam, Iranshahr, Isfahan, Jeddah, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Kish Island, Khoy, Jeddah, Lamerd, Lar, Madinah, Mahshahr, Mashad, Qeshm Island, Rafsanjan, Ramsar, Rasht, Riyadh, Sabzevar, Sahand, Sanandaj, Sary, Shahre-Kord, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Siri Island, Sirjan Tabas, Tabriz, Umrah, Urmia, Urmieh, Yasouj, Yazd, Zabol and Zahedan.

Your best bet for a Tehran Mehrabad Airport transfer is the new metro rail connectioni. Details on all options are included in this guide.

The Tehran Mehrabad Airport is now mainly used for domestic flights.

You will not be able to enter Iran if there is an Israeli stamp on your passport or evidence of visiting Israel (stamp on Israeli border side of Jordan or Egypt for example).

Additional Tehran Mehrabad Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official THR Tehran Mehrabad Airport Website