Payam Airport ( fa, فرودگاه پیام) is an international airport located in

Karaj Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...

, from

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

, in the

Alborz Province Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. 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 Payam may refer to: * Payam (administrative division), a political subdivision of counties in South Sudan, East Africa * Payam, Kerala, a village and panchayat in Kerala state, India * Payam, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan province, Iran * ...

previously operated an air mail hub at the airport. The airport has served primarily as cargo field. Commercial passenger services start on 14 September 2018 (23 Sharivar 1397 AP). The first flight was a

Taban Air Taban Air ( fa, هواپیمایی تابان, ''Hevapimaii-ye Taban''), officially known as Taban Airlines, is an airline headquartered in the Ekbatan Complex in Tehran, Iran, with its main operational base in Mashhad. It operates international, ...

service from

Mashhad International Airport Mashhad International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین‌المللی مشهد) is an international airport located in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran. Overview Mashhad international airport is the Iran's second-busiest airport, behind Te ...

and to this day it is the only passenger flight operating from the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Commercial agents

* Ashena Courier Co. (ACC)

References

Airports in Iran Buildings and structures in Alborz Province Transportation in Alborz Province {{Iran-airport-stub