OIIP
Payam Karaj International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Payam Karaj International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
OIIP / PYK / OIIP
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:18 am (IRST)
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Municipality
Karaj
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Coordinates
35° 46′ 33″ N 50° 49′ 36″ E
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Elevation
4’170 ft (1’271 m MSL)
About Payam Karaj International Airport
Payam Airport (Persian: فرودگاه پیام) (IATA: PYK, ICAO: OIIP) is a public, international airport located in Karaj, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Tehran, in Alborz Province of Iran. 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. 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.