Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport

Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید مدنی تبریز) (IATA: TBZ, ICAO: OITT) is an airport that serves the Iranian city of Tabriz. It is the primary airport of this city in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical Air Base 2 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید مدنی تبریز
IATA: TBZ ICAO: OITT
Summary
Airport type	Public/military
Owner	Government of Iran
Operator	Iran Airports Company Iranian Air Force
Serves	Tabriz, East Azarbaijan
Location	Tabriz, Iran
Hub for	ATA Airlines
Elevation AMSL	4,459 ft / 1,359 m
Coordinates	38°08′02″N 46°14′06″E
Website	tabriz.airport.ir
Map
TBZ Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12L/30R 11,995 3,656 Concrete 12R/30L 11,537 3,516 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft movements 15,602 10% Passengers 1,942,726 10% Cargo 14,680 tons 11%
Source: Iran Airports Company[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Asa Jet	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yerevan
ATA Airlines	Isfahan, Istanbul, Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines	Asaluyeh, Istanbul, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
FlyPersia	Shiraz
Iran Air	Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran Airtour	Bandar Abbas, Istanbul, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: İzmir
Iran Aseman Airlines	Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Karun Airlines	Ahvaz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air	Tehran–Mehrabad
Mahan Air	Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Kerman, Tehran–Mehrabad
Meraj Airlines	Asaluyeh, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air	Asaluyeh, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Seasonal: Adana
Pouya Air	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Qeshm Air	Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines	Kish, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Varesh Airlines	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines	Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents and incidents

• On 6 June 2018 the Tapandegan (Palpitaters in Persian), an Iranian hacker group, hacked the arrival and departure monitors at Tabriz International Airport, and defaced signboards in the evening, showing a protest message against “wasting Iranians’ resources" and expressing support for Iranian truckers who had been on strike across Iran for several weeks.^[2][3]

See also

• Iran Civil Aviation Organization
• Transport in Iran
• List of airports in Iran
• List of the busiest airports in Iran
• List of airlines of Iran

References

1. "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
2. "Hackers briefly shut off airport monitors in Iran's Tabriz". seattletimes.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
3. "Hackers briefly shut off airport monitors in Iran's Tabriz". foxnews.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

External links

• (in Persian) Tabriz International Airport official website