Mehrabad International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tehran, Tehran Province (Iran)

IATA: THR ICAO: OIII

Longest Active Runway

13,258 ft

4,041 meters

Field Elevation

3,962 ft

1,208 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.6892°, 51.3144°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#46 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#83 of 7558

Top 1.1% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Iran)

#6 of 14 in IR

#10 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+32.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 THR in numbers: 13,258 ft longest runway · #46 of 650 published · #83 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.1%) · #6 in Iran.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

THR lies at 1,208 m (3,962 ft), #66 of 650 published airports by elevation and 89.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 328 ft above the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports); KER is highest at 5,741 ft, 1,779 ft higher than THR.

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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: Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), 18.2 NM, 13,772 ft. Next: PYK 24.3 NM. IKA has the radius's longest runway, 514 ft more than THR.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,258 ft (4,041 m)

THR runways: 11R/29L 13,258 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 11L/29R 13,087 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #6 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 1,167 ft (14,425 ft). +32.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11R/29L	13,258 ft (4041 m / 4.041 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
11L/29R	13,087 ft (3989 m / 3.989 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	1,554 ft (474 m / 0.474 km)	130 ft (40m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 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
Imam Khomeini International Airport (Tehran)	`IKA`	18.2 NM (33.7 km)	13,772 ft	✅ Lighted
Payam International Airport (Karaj)	`PYK`	24.3 NM (45 km)	12,005 ft	✅ Lighted

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