Qasem Soleimani International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province (Iran)

IATA: AWZ ICAO: OIAW

Longest Active Runway

11,149 ft

3,398 meters

Field Elevation

66 ft

20 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

31.3364°, 48.7638°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#344 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#555 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Iran)

#13 of 14 in IR

#24 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AWZ in numbers: 11,149 ft longest runway · #344 of 650 published · #555 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · #13 in Iran.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

AWZ lies at 20 m (66 ft), #484 of 650 published airports by elevation and 22.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3,568 ft below the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports); KER is highest at 5,741 ft, 5,675 ft higher than AWZ.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD), 64.3 NM, 10,169 ft. Next: BSR 73.8 NM. BSR has the radius's longest runway, 1,975 ft more than AWZ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,149 ft (3,398 m)

AWZ runway: 12/30 11,149 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #13 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 3,276 ft (14,425 ft). +11.5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	11,149 ft (3398 m / 3.398 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (Abadan)	`ABD`	64.3 NM (119.1 km)	10,169 ft	✅ Lighted
Basra International Airport (Basra)	`BSR`	73.8 NM (136.7 km)	13,124 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →