Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport
Rank Country City Number of Departures Carriers
1 Turkey Istanbul +120 AtlasGlobal , Iran Air Mahan Air , Pegasus Airlines , Qeshm Airlines Turkish Airlines
2 Iraq Najaf +80 ATA Airlines , Iran Air , Iran Aseman Airlines Iraqi Airways , Mahan Air , Qeshm Airlines Taban Airlines
3 United Arab Emirates Dubai +30 Emirates , Iran Air , Mahan Air
4 Qatar Doha 20 Qatar Airways
5 Iraq Baghdad +15 Iran Air , Iraqi Airways , Mahan Air
Statistics -- Busiest routes
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport () , is the primary international airport of Tehran, the capital city of Iran, located 30 kilometers southwest of Tehran, near the localities of Robat Karim and Eslamshahr and spread over an area of 13,500 hectares of land. Along with Mehrabad International Airport, Imam Khomeini Airport is one of the two international airports serving Tehran. All international flights in Tehran, with the exception of Hajj charters, are currently served by this airport, and all domestic flights are served by Mehrabad Airport. IKA ranks 3rd in terms of total passenger traffic in Iran after Tehran Mehrabad Airport and Mashhad Airport. The airport is operated by the Iran Airports Company and is the primary operating base for Iran Air and Mahan Air.