Zahedan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Iran)

IATA: ZAH ICAO: OIZH

Longest Active Runway

14,042 ft

4,280 meters

Field Elevation

4,564 ft

1,391 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

29.4757°, 60.9062°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#23 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#39 of 7558

Top 0.5% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Iran)

#3 of 14 in IR

#5 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+40.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ZAH in numbers: 14,042 ft longest runway · #23 of 650 published · #39 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.5%) · #3 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)

ZAH lies at 1,391 m (4,564 ft), #50 of 650 published airports by elevation and 91.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 930 ft above the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports); KER is highest at 5,741 ft, 1,177 ft higher than ZAH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ZAH. Nearest published airport: Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International Airport (KER), 211 NM, 12,635 ft (1,407 ft shorter than ZAH); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 14,042 ft (4,280 m)

ZAH runways: 17R/35L 14,042 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 17L/35R 14,042 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 383 ft (14,425 ft). +40.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17R/35L	14,042 ft (4280 m / 4.280 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17L/35R	14,042 ft (4280 m / 4.280 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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