PYK · Karaj, Iran
Payam International Airport.
--:--:-- · IRST (UTC+03:30) · 35.7761° N, 50.8267° E
Payam International Airport
Iranian airport
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PYK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5171; ident OIIP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
payamaviation.ir
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Payam International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PYK / OIIP
OurAirports ident
OIIP
GPS / local code
OIIP
ISO region
IR-30
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
payamaviation.ir
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q3443067
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--IRST · UTC+03:30
Time zone
IRST
Asia/Tehran · UTC+03:30
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
16 km
Approximate distance to central Karaj.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Tehran
Languages
Persian (Farsi)
Currency
IRR (﷼)
Country area
1,648,195 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
12,005 ft / 3,659 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1997
Owner / entity
Q3443067
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Payam International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Karaj, Iran. Karaj's built-up core sits roughly 16 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30, IRST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Payam International Airport (PYK / OIIP) is at 35.7761° N, 50.8267° E, elevation 4,170 ft (1,271 m), serving Karaj, Iran.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Karaj is in Iran (capital Tehran); on Asia/Tehran (IRST, UTC+03:30); working languages: Persian (Farsi); currency: IRR (﷼).
Distance from central Karaj: 16 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PYK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Payam International Airport (PYK / OIIP)
Payam International Airport · Iranian airport
Source identifiers
OIIP · OIIP · IR-30
payamaviation.ir · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Payam Airport is a public, international airport located in Karaj, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Tehran, in Alborz Province of Iran.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened officially until 1997.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Māhdāsht
mahdasht · 5.5 km from PYK
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 62,910 · city coordinates 35.7282, 50.8134
2. Moḩammad Shahr
mohammad-shahr · 8.3 km from PYK
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 119,418 · city coordinates 35.7630, 50.9171
3. Kamālshahr
kamalshahr · 10 km from PYK
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 141,669 · city coordinates 35.8619, 50.8742
4. Meshkīn Dasht
meshkin-dasht · 11 km from PYK
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 62,005 · city coordinates 35.7499, 50.9438
5. Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
shahrak-e-mohandesi-ye-zera-i · 12 km from PYK
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 16,104 · city coordinates 35.7720, 50.9560
6. Fardīs
fardis · 16 km from PYK
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 181,174 · city coordinates 35.7555, 50.9967
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. THR OIII
Mehrabad International Airport · Tehran
45 km from PYK · Asia/Tehran · +0h · elevation 3,962 ft (1,208 m) · airport coordinates 35.6892, 51.3144
2. IKA OIIE
Imam Khomeini International Airport · Tehran
50 km from PYK · Asia/Tehran · +0h · elevation 3,305 ft (1,007 m) · airport coordinates 35.4161, 51.1522
3. IFN OIFM
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport · Isfahan
350 km from PYK · Asia/Tehran · +0h · elevation 5,059 ft (1,542 m) · airport coordinates 32.7551, 51.8839
Route-time reference set
1. PYK-IFN
Isfahan · 350 km · 1h 17m
Asia/Tehran · +0h from PYK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 12,005 ft / 3,659 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PYK.
Runway identifiers
12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. THR OIII
Mehrabad International Airport · Tehran · 45 km from PYK
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 3,962 ft (1,208 m) · 35.6892, 51.3144
2. IKA OIIE
Imam Khomeini International Airport · Tehran · 50 km from PYK
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 3,305 ft (1,007 m) · 35.4161, 51.1522
3. IFN OIFM
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport · Isfahan · 350 km from PYK
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 5,059 ft (1,542 m) · 32.7551, 51.8839
4. TBZ OITT
Tabriz International Airport · Tabriz · 485 km from PYK
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 4,459 ft (1,359 m) · 38.1339, 46.2350
5. MHD OIMM
Mashhad International Airport · Mashhad · 794 km from PYK
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 3,263 ft (995 m) · 36.2348, 59.6429
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened officially until 1997.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PYK.
Source note 2
Payam Air previously operated an air mail hub at the airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PYK.
Country and authority
PYK sits in Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran), whose capital is Tehran. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Southern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Persian (Farsi). Currency context: IRR (﷼). PYK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Iranian airport. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Payam Airport is a public, international airport located in Karaj, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Tehran, in Alborz Province of Iran. Name or history cue: The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened officially until 1997.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q3443067 · Payam International Airport. Administrative area: Karaj
Field and clock profile
Payam International Airport is a high-elevation field at 4,170 ft (1,271 m), positioned at 35.7761° N, 50.8267° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 12,005 ft / 3,659 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Tehran (IRST, UTC+03:30), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Māhdāsht is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.5 km. THR Tehran is the closest retained airport alternative at 45 km.
Country airport peers
PYK is compared with THR Tehran at 45 km, IKA Tehran at 50 km, IFN Isfahan at 350 km, TBZ Tabriz at 485 km, MHD Mashhad at 794 km inside the retained Iran airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PYK-IFN Isfahan: 350 km, about 1h 17m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OIIP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. payamaviation.ir is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 12,005 ft / 3,659 m
Runway identifiers
12/30
OurAirports classifies PYK as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Karaj.
PYK (OIIP) is a high-elevation field at 4,170 ft (1,271 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PYK sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PYK's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 12,005 ft / 3,659 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for PYK is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened officially until 1997.
- Payam Air previously operated an air mail hub at the airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at payamaviation.ir, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PYK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PYK uses Asia/Tehran (IRST, UTC+03:30). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Payam International Airport is about 16 km from central Karaj; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
THR Tehran is the closest retained alternate at 45 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
payamaviation.ir is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PYK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PYK ranks #4 in the curated Iran airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 6 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PYK shares Asia/Tehran with IFN Isfahan IR · IKA Tehran IR · MHD Mashhad IR · TBZ Tabriz IR · THR Tehran IR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PYK is 4,170 ft (1,271 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TNR 4,198 ft (1,280 m) (28 ft delta) · SLC 4,227 ft (1,288 m) (57 ft delta) · PTG 4,076 ft (1,242 m) (94 ft delta) · FBM 4,295 ft (1,309 m) (125 ft delta) · THR 3,962 ft (1,208 m) (208 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PYK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are THR 45 km +0h · IKA 50 km +0h · IFN 350 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isfahan | IFN | 350 km | 1h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PYK to IFN
Isfahan
Distance 350 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone Asia/Tehran is +0h from PYK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Karaj is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Payam International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PYK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Māhdāsht
mahdasht · 5.5 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Moḩammad Shahr
mohammad-shahr · 8.3 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kamālshahr
kamalshahr · 10 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Meshkīn Dasht
meshkin-dasht · 11 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī
shahrak-e-mohandesi-ye-zera-i · 12 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fardīs
fardis · 16 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Karaj
karaj · 16 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Malārd
malard · 18 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shahre Jadide Andisheh
shahre-jadide-andisheh · 20 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hashtgerd
hashtgerd · 25 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shahrīār
shahriar · 25 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shahr-e Jadīd-e Mehestan
shahr-e-jadid-e-mehestan · 25 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Payam International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Isfahan (IFN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 12,005 ft / 3,659 m; identifiers 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1997.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PYK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Mehrabad International AirportTHR
Tehran · large airport
- Distance
- 45 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,962 ft (1,208 m)
Compare against THR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Imam Khomeini International AirportIKA
Tehran · large airport
- Distance
- 50 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,305 ft (1,007 m)
Compare against IKA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International AirportIFN
Isfahan · large airport
- Distance
- 350 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,059 ft (1,542 m)
Compare against IFN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Payam International Airport (PYK) in?▾
Payam International Airport is in the Asia/Tehran timezone (UTC+03:30, IRST).
What are the codes for Payam International Airport?▾
Payam International Airport uses IATA code PYK and ICAO code OIIP.
Where is Payam International Airport located?▾
Payam International Airport is located in Karaj, Iran at coordinates 35.7761° N, 50.8267° E, with an elevation of 4,170 ft (1,271 m) (high-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Payam International Airport from central Karaj?▾
Payam International Airport sits roughly 16 km from the nearest mapped city center for Karaj.
Which route reference is most useful from PYK?▾
Isfahan (IFN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 17m, destination timezone Asia/Tehran, and a +0h difference from PYK.
What other airports in Iran are close peers to PYK?▾
PYK's curated peers in Iran on this site include THR Tehran, IKA Tehran, IFN Isfahan, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Payam International Airport have?▾
Payam International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 12,005 ft / 3,659 m; identifiers include 12/30.