Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport

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Mashhad International Airport[2] (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید هاشمی‌نژاد مشهد) (IATA: MHD, ICAO: OIMM) is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The airbase serves jointly as a civilian airport and a military airbase.[3]

Airport 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
ServesMashhad, Razavi Khorasan
Quick facts فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید هاشمی‌نژاد مشهد, Summary ...
Mashhad International Airport
فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید هاشمی‌نژاد مشهد
Summary
Airport 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
ServesMashhad, Razavi Khorasan
LocationMashhad, Iran
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL3,263 ft / 995 m
Coordinates36°14′06″N 59°38′27″E
Websitemashhad.airport.ir
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MHD is located in Iran
MHD
MHD
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13R/31L 12,877 3,925 Asphalt
13L/31R 12,503 3,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers10,459,377 Increase 4%
Aircraft movements73,499 Increase 5%
Cargo94,029 tons Increase 8%
Source: Iran Airports Company[1]
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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.[4] 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.[5]

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).[6]

The airbase serves jointly as a civilian airport and a military airbase.[3]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate passenger flights at Mashhad International Airport:

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AirlinesDestinations
Air1Air Kish, Tehran–Mehrabad
Air Arabia Sharjah[7]
Asa Jet Abadan, Isfahan, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Ardabil, Baghdad, Bushehr, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah,[8] Kish, Kuwait City,[9] Najaf, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd, Zahedan
AVA Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad,[10][AI-retrieved source] Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kish, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Hamadan,[11] Isfahan, Kerman, Khorramabad, Kish, Najaf,[12] Noshahr,[13] Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Chabahar Airlines Isfahan,[14] Tehran–Mehrabad
Flydubai Dubai–International[15]
Fly Kish Isfahan, Kish, Qeshm, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd[16]
Flynas Seasonal: Jeddah[17]
FlyPersia Abadan, Isfahan, Kish, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Iran Air Ahmedabad,[18] Ahvaz, Birjand, Dammam,[19] Isfahan, Kabul,[18] Karachi,[20] Kuwait City,[21] Lahore,[22] Najaf,[23] Quetta,[24] Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Zahedan[24]
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina[17]
Iran Airtour Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Dubai–International,[25] Isfahan, Istanbul,[26] Kabul,[27] Kermanshah,[28] Kish, Lahore,[29] 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,[30] Najaf[31]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[32]
Karun Airlines Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Dezful, Mahshahr, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kish, Kuwait City, Lahore,[33] Lamerd, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Kuwait Airways Kuwait City[34]
Mahan Air Ardabil, Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Beirut, Chabahar/Konarak, Isfahan, Kabul, Kerman, Kish, Saravan, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zabol, Zanjan
Meraj Airlines Asaluyeh, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kish, Najaf,[35] Qeshm, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Nasim Air Abadan, Tehran–Mehrabad[36]
Oman Air Muscat
Pars Air Abadan, Baghdad, Isfahan, Kerman, Najaf, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[37]
Pouya Air Bandar Abbas, Chabahar/Konarak, Gorgan, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Qatar Airways Doha[38]
Qeshm Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Zabol, Zahedan
Raimon Airways Dushanbe,[39] Rasht,[40] Yazd[41]
Saha Airlines Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
SalamAir Muscat[42]
Sepehran Airlines Abadan,[43] Ahvaz,[43] Baghdad,[43] Bandar Abbas,[43] Chabahar/Konarak,[43] Dubai–International,[44] Isfahan, Kermanshah,[43] Kish,[43] Kuwait City,[43] Muscat,[43] Najaf,[43] Qeshm,[43] Shiraz,[43] Tabriz,[43] Tehran–Mehrabad[43]
Taban Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Isfahan, Karachi,[45] Kish, Lahore, Muscat, Najaf, Qeshm, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Turkish Airlines Istanbul (temporarily suspended)[46][47]
Varesh Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Baghdad, Dushanbe,[48] Isfahan, Kish, Kuwait City,[34] Najaf, Qeshm, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Urmia, Yazd
Yazd Airways Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd[49]
Zagros Airlines Abadan, Ahvaz, Bushehr, Chabahar/Konarak, Ilam,[50] Isfahan, Kish, Najaf, Qeshm, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
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Statistics

Annual traffic

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Annual passenger traffic[51]
Year Passengers % change
20105,983,227Steady
20116,039,787Increase 1%
20126,833,537Increase 13%
20136,985,882Increase 2%
20148,068,767Increase 16%
20158,545,598Increase 6%
201610,030,230Increase 17%
201710,459,377Increase 4%
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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.[52]
  • 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.[53]
  • 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.[54] 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.[55][56]
  • 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.[57][58]
  • 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.[59]
  • 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.[60]

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