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Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport

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nameMashhad International Airport
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image-width250
IATAMHD
ICAOOIMM
typePublic/military
ownerGovernment of Iran
operatorIran Airports Company
Iranian Air Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Police Aviation
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force
city-servedMashhad, Razavi Khorasan
locationMashhad, Iran
hub* ATA Airlines
focus_city* Iran Air
elevation-m995
elevation-f3,263
coordinates
website
pushpin_mapIran
pushpin_labelMHD
pushpin_map_captionLocation of airport in Iran
r1-number13R/31L
r1-length-m3,925
r1-length-f12,877
r1-surfaceAsphalt
r2-number13L/31R
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r2-length-f12,503
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stat-year2017
stat1-headerPassengers
stat1-data10,459,377 4%
stat2-headerAircraft movements
stat2-data73,499 5%
stat3-headerCargo
stat3-data94,029 tons 8%
footnotesSource: Iran Airports Company

| nativename-a = فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید هاشمی‌نژاد مشهد | image-width = 250 Iranian Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Iranian Police Aviation Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force | city-served = Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan

  • AVA Airlines
  • Caspian Airlines
  • Iran Airtour
  • Iran Aseman Airlines
  • Kish Air
  • Meraj Airlines
  • Sepehran Airlines
  • Taban Air
  • Varesh Airlines
  • Zagros Airlines
  • Mahan Air
  • Qeshm Air | metric-elev = | elevation-m = 995 | elevation-f = 3,263 | r1-number = 13R/31L | r1-length-m = 3,925 | r1-length-f = 12,877 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 13L/31R | r2-length-m = 3,811 | r2-length-f = 12,503 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2017 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 10,459,377 4% | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | stat2-data = 73,499 5% | stat3-header = Cargo | stat3-data = 94,029 tons 8%

Mashhad International Airport () is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The airbase serves jointly as a civilian airport and a military airbase.

Overview

Mashhad international airport is the Iran's second-busiest airport, behind Tehran Mehrabad Airport. In 2016, Mashhad Airport handled a record 10 million-plus passengers, up 17% from 2015, along with 86,681 tons of cargo. It has flights to 57 destinations, including frequent flights to 30 Iranian cities, and 27 destinations in Central Asia, the Middle East, East Asia and Europe.

Mashhad International Airport has three terminals: a domestic flight terminal (Terminal 1), an international flight terminal (Terminal 2), and a Hajj flight terminal (Terminal 3).

The airbase serves jointly as a civilian airport and a military airbase.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate passenger flights at Mashhad International Airport:

| Air1Air | Kish, Tehran–Mehrabad | Air Arabia | Sharjah | Asa Jet | Abadan, Isfahan, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad | ATA Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Baghdad, Bushehr, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kish, Kuwait City, Najaf, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan | AVA Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad | Caspian Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kerman, Khorramabad, Kish, Najaf, Noshahr, Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan | Chabahar Airlines | Isfahan, Tehran–Mehrabad | Flydubai | Dubai–International | Fly Kish | Isfahan, Kish, Qeshm, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd | Flynas | Seasonal: Jeddah | FlyPersia | Abadan, Isfahan, Kish, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd | Iran Air | Ahmedabad, Ahvaz, Birjand, Dammam, Isfahan, Kabul, Karachi, Kuwait City, Lahore, Najaf, Quetta, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Zahedan Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina | Iran Airtour | Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Dubai–International, Isfahan, Istanbul, Kabul, Kermanshah, Kish, Lahore, Najaf, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Zahedan | Iran Aseman Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Gorgan, Ilam, Isfahan, Kish, Najaf, Ramsar, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan | Iraqi Airways | Baghdad, Najaf | Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City | Karun Airlines | Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Dezful, Mahshahr, Tehran–Mehrabad | Kish Air | Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kish, Kuwait City, Lahore, Lamerd, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd | Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City | Mahan Air | Ardabil, Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Beirut, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kabul, Kerman, Kish, Saravan, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zabol, Zanjan | Meraj Airlines | Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kish, Najaf, Qeshm, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad | Nasim Air | Abadan, Tehran–Mehrabad | Oman Air | Muscat | Pars Air | Abadan, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kerman, Najaf, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad | Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen | Pouya Air | Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Gorgan, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd | Qatar Airways | Doha | Qeshm Air | Abadan, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zabol, Zahedan | Raimon Airways | Dushanbe, Rasht, Yazd | Saha Airlines | Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd | SalamAir | Muscat | Sepehran Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Dubai–International, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish, Kuwait City, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad | Taban Air | Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Isfahan, Karachi, Kish, Lahore, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan | Turkish Airlines | Istanbul (temporarily suspended) | Varesh Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Dushanbe, Isfahan, Kish, Kuwait City, Najaf, Qeshm, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd | Yazd Airways | Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd | Zagros Airlines | Abadan, Ahvaz, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Ilam, Isfahan, Kish, Najaf, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad

Statistics

Annual traffic

YearPassengers% change
20105,983,227
20116,039,7871%
20126,833,53713%
20136,985,8822%
20148,068,76716%
20158,545,5986%
201610,030,23017%
201710,459,3774%

Accidents and incidents

  • In 1988, Kuwait Airways Flight 422, was hijacked and then diverted to Mashhad. The hijackers made some demands and then ordered the plane to fly to Cyprus and Algeria.
  • On 1 September 2006, Iran Air Tours Flight 945, a Tupolev Tu-154 flying from Bandar Abbas skidded off the Mashhad runway after a tire blew during landing. The aircraft caught fire, and 28 of the 147 people on board died in the accident.
  • On 24 July 2009, Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, route THR-MHD (Tehran Mehrabad, to Mashhad) crashed with 173 people on board and caught fire; five passengers and 11 crew members died.
  • On 24 January 2010, Taban Air Flight 6437, a Tupolev Tu-154M, crashed while making an emergency landing at the airport due to a medical emergency; all 157 passengers and 13 crew survived the accident; 42 received minor injuries. It was reported that the aircraft was on an ILS landing in fog when the tail struck the ground, causing the plane to veer off the runway. This was followed by a nose gear collapse, then the right wing struck the ground, causing the aircraft to burst into flames.
  • On 28 January 2016, Zagros Airlines Flight 4010 was landing at Runway 31R when the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-ZAB, skidded off the runway. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and seven people suffered minor injuries.
  • On 24 May 2018, the Tapandegan (Palpitaters in Persian), an Iranian hacker group, hacked the arrival and departure monitors at the airport, posting anti-government messages and images on the monitors, forcing airport authorities to manually turn off the monitors one by one.
  • On 15 June 2025 during the Iran–Israel war, it was reported that the Israeli Air Force bombed an aerial refueling plane at the airport.

References

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