Payam Airport () is a public, international airport located in
Karaj
Karaj (; ) is a List of cities in Iran by province, city in the Central District (Karaj County), Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earl ...
, from
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
, in
Alborz Province
Alborz province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Karaj, which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in area.
History
In 2010, Karaj ...
of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened officially until 1997. Payam Aviation Services Co. operates the airport as part of Payam
Special Economic Zone
A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...
.
Payam Air previously operated an air mail hub at the airport.
The airport has served primarily as cargo field. Commercial passenger services started on 14 September 2018 (23 Sharivar 1397
AP). The first flight was a
Taban Air service from
Mashhad International Airport.
Airlines and destinations
Currently there are no passenger flights serving the airport.
Commercial agents
*
Ashena Courier Co. (ACC)
References
Airports in Iran
Buildings and structures in Alborz province
Transportation in Alborz province
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