Prior to the construction of Imam Khomeini International Airport in 2007, Mehrabad was Tehran's primary airport in both international and domestic traffic, but now it serves only domestic flights. Major Iranian airlines are present at Mehrabad airport. From Mehrabad Airport, you can fly to all Iran cities with an active airport such as Shiraz, Isfahan, Kerman, Yazd, Mashhad, and Tabriz.  Write in the comments about your experiences at Mehrabad Airport.

This airport has connections to other airports such as: Shiraz Airport, Isfahan Airport, Mashhad Airport and Tabriz Airport. Read more: Iran International Airports

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At Mehrabad airport, all non-Iranian tourists and businessmen from different countries except the United States, Canada, Colombia, Britain, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, Bangladesh and Somalia can get a two-week on-arrival tourist visa. Apply for your Iran visa through LeaveAbode visa service and collect your Iran visa at Kish airport.

Mehrabad airport terminals and flight schedule

Mehrabad International Airport consists of six terminals:

• VIP Terminal is used for Meraj Airlines for Governmental flights.
• CIP Terminal can be used at a passenger's request. The Terminal is open to all requests.
• Terminals 1 and 2 handles departures and arrivals - for IranAir, Airtours, ATA, Kish, Meraj, Qeshm, Zagros.
• Terminals 4 and 6 handle departures and arrivals respectively - for all other airlines.
• Terminals 3 is used for freight flights.
• Terminal Crew is used for the flight crews of all airlines.

Numerous airlines have incoming and outgoing flights to Mehrabad airport:

• ATA Airlines: Ahvaz, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bushehr, Gorgan, Isfahan, Jiroft, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Mashhad, Sabzevar, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Zabol, Zahedan
• Caspian Airlines: Ahvaz, Asalouyeh, Chabahar/Konarak, Dezful, Isfahan, Mashhad, Sanandaj, Shiraz
• Iran Air: Abadan, Ahvaz, Arak, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Dezful, Gorgan, Hamedan, Ilam, Isfahan, Jahrom, Kalaleh, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khoy, Kish Island, Lar, Mashhad, Noshahr, Parsabad, Qeshm Island, Ramsar, Rasht, Sanandaj, Sari, Shahroud, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
• Iran Air Tours: Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil,[7] Asalouyeh, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd, Zahedan
• Iran Aseman Airlines: Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Asalouyeh, Bam, Bandar Abbas, Bojnord, Bushehr, Gorgan, Ilam, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Lamerd, Lar, Lavan Island, Mashhad, Qeshm Island, Ramsar, Rasht, Sabzevar, Sanandaj, Shiraz, Tabriz, Urmia, Yasouj, Yazd
• Karun Airlines: Abadan, Aghajari, Ahvaz, Dezful, Isfahan, Kharg Island, Mahshahr, Rasht, Shiraz, Yazd
• Kish Air: Abadan, Ahvaz, Asalouyeh, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kish Island, Mashhad, Qeshm Island, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd
• Mahan Air: Asalouyeh, Bam, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Bojnord, Dezful, Gachsaran, Ilam, Isfahan, Jiroft, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kharg Island, Khorramabad, Kish Island, Mashhad, Qeshm Island, Rafsanjan, Sabzevar, Sari, Shahrekord, Shahroud, Shiraz, Sirjan, Tabas, Zabol, Zahedan
• Meraj Airlines: Bandar Abbas, Dezful, Kermanshah, Kish Island, Mashhad, Qeshm Island, Shiraz, Tabriz
• Qeshm Airlines: Abadan, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Gorgan, Isfahan, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Qeshm Island, Rasht, Sanandaj, Shiraz, Urmia, Zahedan
• Saha Airlines: Mashhad, Shiraz
• Sepehran Airlines: Asalouyeh, Mashhad, Shiraz
• Taban Air: Ahvaz, Isfahan, Kish Island, Mashhad, Sahand/Maragheh, Shiraz
• Zagros Airlines: Abadan, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Kish Island, Mahshahr, Mashhad, Shiraz, Zahedan

What are Mehrabad airport facilities?

In terminals 1 and 2 of Mehrabad, there are facilities such as restaurants, coffee shops, public hall and prayer hall. In terminal 4 of Tehran Mehrabad Airport, facilities such as restaurants, coffee shop, transit lounge, sandwich and a special place to receive passengers whose flight is delayed are at your disposal. Terminal 6 has facilities such as a hot and cold drink buffet as well as a reception area for passengers whose flights are delayed.

Tehran Mehrabad Airport has also a 10-storey watchtower building that is 30 m high and made up of granite and glass.

How to get to Tehran Mehrabad Airport?

Mehrabad is located southwest of the capital and near Azadi Square, on Meraj Street. You can reach there by metro, bus and taxi from anywhere in Tehran. The nearest square to the airport is Azadi Square. Wherever you are in the city, all you have to do is get to Azadi Square.

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Where to Stay near Mehrabad Airport?

Like other important international airports, there are good hotels near Mehrabad airport as well. Olympic Hotels, Azadi Football Academy hotel, Asareh, Pasargad and Avrin are among the hotels near this airport. If the distance from the hotel to the airport is not important, you can find many other suitable hotels in Tehran for accommodation.

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