TBZ · Tabriz, Iran
Tabriz International Airport.
--:--:-- · IRST (UTC+03:30) · 38.1339° N, 46.2350° E
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport
Airport in Iran
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for TBZ
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 5204; ident OITT; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
tabrizairport.ir
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 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
TBZ / OITT
OurAirports ident
OITT
GPS / local code
OITT
ISO region
IR-03
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
tabrizairport.ir
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q721618
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
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
7.8 km
Approximate distance to central Tabriz.
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
2 runways
Longest runway
11,825 ft / 3,604 m
Runway surface
asphalt, CONC
Opened / operator
1950 · Iranian Airports Holding Company
Owner / entity
Q721618
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Tabriz International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Tabriz, Iran. Tabriz's built-up core sits roughly 7.8 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.
Tabriz International Airport (TBZ / OITT) is at 38.1339° N, 46.2350° E, elevation 4,459 ft (1,359 m), serving Tabriz, 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.
Tabriz is in Iran (capital Tehran); on Asia/Tehran (IRST, UTC+03:30); working languages: Persian (Farsi); currency: IRR (﷼).
Distance from central Tabriz: 8 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 TBZ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Tabriz International Airport (TBZ / OITT)
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport · Airport in Iran
Known label 1
IRIAF
Alternate airport-name cue retained for TBZ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OITT · OITT · IR-03
tabrizairport.ir · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the primary airport of this city in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for TBZ; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Tabriz
tabriz · 7.8 km from TBZ
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 1,424,641 · city coordinates 38.0800, 46.2919
2. Sardrūd
sardrud · 14 km from TBZ
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 29,739 · city coordinates 38.0261, 46.1476
3. Marand
marand · 52 km from TBZ
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 124,191 · city coordinates 38.4329, 45.7749
4. Ajab Shīr
ajab-shir · 79 km from TBZ
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 29,675 · city coordinates 37.4776, 45.8943
5. Ahar
ahar · 82 km from TBZ
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 94,348 · city coordinates 38.4774, 47.0699
6. Marāgheh
maragheh · 82 km from TBZ
Iran · Asia/Tehran · +0h · population 262,604 · city coordinates 37.3921, 46.2391
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. EBL ORER
Erbil International Airport · Arbil
293 km from TBZ · Asia/Baghdad · -0h 30m · elevation 1,341 ft (409 m) · airport coordinates 36.2360, 43.9466
2. OSM ORBM
Mosul International Airport · Mosul
341 km from TBZ · Asia/Baghdad · -0h 30m · elevation 719 ft (219 m) · airport coordinates 36.3058, 43.1474
3. GYD UBBB
Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Baku
419 km from TBZ · Asia/Baku · +0h 30m · elevation 10 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 40.4728, 50.0509
Route-time reference set
1. TBZ-EBL
Arbil · 293 km · 1h 12m
Asia/Baghdad · -0h 30m from TBZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. TBZ-OSM
Mosul · 341 km · 1h 16m
Asia/Baghdad · -0h 30m from TBZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. TBZ-GYD
Baku · 419 km · 1h 22m
Asia/Baku · +0h 30m from TBZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,825 ft / 3,604 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, CONC
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for TBZ.
Runway identifiers
12L/30R · 12R/30L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. PYK OIIP
Payam International Airport · Karaj · 485 km from TBZ
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 4,170 ft (1,271 m) · 35.7761, 50.8267
2. THR OIII
Mehrabad International Airport · Tehran · 527 km from TBZ
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 3,962 ft (1,208 m) · 35.6892, 51.3144
3. IKA OIIE
Imam Khomeini International Airport · Tehran · 532 km from TBZ
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 3,305 ft (1,007 m) · 35.4161, 51.1522
4. IFN OIFM
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport · Isfahan · 787 km from TBZ
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 5,059 ft (1,542 m) · 32.7551, 51.8839
5. MHD OIMM
Mashhad International Airport · Mashhad · 1205 km from TBZ
large airport · Asia/Tehran · iran · 3,263 ft (995 m) · 36.2348, 59.6429
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical Air Base 2 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TBZ.
Country and authority
TBZ 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 (﷼). TBZ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
TBZ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with IRIAF. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Iran. 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
Regional role cue: It is the primary airport of this city in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q721618 · Tabriz International Airport. Administrative area: Tabriz. Named after: Tabriz · Mir Asadollah Madani. Entity official-site cross-check: tabriz.airport.ir
Field and clock profile
Tabriz International Airport is a high-elevation field at 4,459 ft (1,359 m), positioned at 38.1339° N, 46.2350° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,825 ft / 3,604 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
Tabriz is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.8 km. EBL Arbil is the closest retained airport alternative at 293 km.
Country airport peers
TBZ is compared with PYK Karaj at 485 km, THR Tehran at 527 km, IKA Tehran at 532 km, IFN Isfahan at 787 km, MHD Mashhad at 1205 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
TBZ-EBL Arbil: 293 km, about 1h 12m, -0h 30m. TBZ-OSM Mosul: 341 km, about 1h 16m, -0h 30m. TBZ-GYD Baku: 419 km, about 1h 22m, +0h 30m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OITT backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. tabrizairport.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
2 runways · longest 11,825 ft / 3,604 m
Runway identifiers
12L/30R, 12R/30L
OurAirports classifies TBZ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Tabriz.
TBZ (OITT) is a high-elevation field at 4,459 ft (1,359 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
TBZ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
TBZ's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,825 ft / 3,604 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, CONC.
Iranian Airports Holding Company is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for TBZ.
- The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical Air Base 2 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at tabrizairport.ir, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for TBZ
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
TBZ uses Asia/Tehran (IRST, UTC+03:30). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Tabriz International Airport is about 7.8 km from central Tabriz; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
EBL Arbil is the closest retained alternate at 293 km, time difference -0h 30m.
When source checks matter
tabrizairport.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 TBZ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
TBZ ranks #5 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
TBZ shares Asia/Tehran with IFN Isfahan IR · IKA Tehran IR · MHD Mashhad IR · PYK Karaj IR · THR Tehran IR. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
TBZ is 4,459 ft (1,359 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BFN 4,457 ft (1,358 m) (2 ft delta) · CUU 4,462 ft (1,360 m) (3 ft delta) · RNO 4,415 ft (1,346 m) (44 ft delta) · HLA 4,517 ft (1,377 m) (58 ft delta) · KTM 4,390 ft (1,338 m) (69 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
TBZ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are EBL 293 km -0h 30m · OSM 341 km -0h 30m · GYD 419 km +0h 30m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbil | EBL | 293 km | 1h 12m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Mosul | OSM | 341 km | 1h 16m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Baku | GYD | 419 km | 1h 22m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
TBZ to EBL
Arbil
Distance 293 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone Asia/Baghdad is -0h 30m from TBZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TBZ to OSM
Mosul
Distance 341 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone Asia/Baghdad is -0h 30m from TBZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TBZ to GYD
Baku
Distance 419 km; estimated travel window 1h 22m; destination zone Asia/Baku is +0h 30m from TBZ. 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
Central Tabriz is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Tabriz 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.
Tabriz 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 TBZ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Tabriz
tabriz · 7.8 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sardrūd
sardrud · 14 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marand
marand · 52 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ajab Shīr
ajab-shir · 79 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ahar
ahar · 82 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marāgheh
maragheh · 82 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bonāb
bonab · 90 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hashtrūd
hashtrud · 102 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Malekān
malekan · 111 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sarāb
sarab · 116 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Orūmīyeh
orumiyeh · 121 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khowy
khowy · 121 km · Asia/Tehran
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Tabriz 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: Arbil (EBL), Mosul (OSM), Baku (GYD). 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: 2 runways; longest runway 11,825 ft / 3,604 m; identifiers 12L/30R, 12R/30L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt, CONC; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Iranian Airports Holding Company.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1950.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from TBZ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Erbil International AirportEBL
Arbil · large airport
- Distance
- 293 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 1,341 ft (409 m)
Compare against EBL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Mosul International AirportOSM
Mosul · large airport
- Distance
- 341 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 719 ft (219 m)
Compare against OSM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Heydar Aliyev International AirportGYD
Baku · large airport
- Distance
- 419 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3 m)
Compare against GYD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) in?▾
Tabriz International Airport is in the Asia/Tehran timezone (UTC+03:30, IRST).
What are the codes for Tabriz International Airport?▾
Tabriz International Airport uses IATA code TBZ and ICAO code OITT.
Where is Tabriz International Airport located?▾
Tabriz International Airport is located in Tabriz, Iran at coordinates 38.1339° N, 46.2350° E, with an elevation of 4,459 ft (1,359 m) (high-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Tabriz International Airport from central Tabriz?▾
Tabriz International Airport sits roughly 7.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Tabriz.
Which route reference is most useful from TBZ?▾
Arbil (EBL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 12m, destination timezone Asia/Baghdad, and a -0h 30m difference from TBZ.
What other airports in Iran are close peers to TBZ?▾
TBZ's curated peers in Iran on this site include PYK Karaj, THR Tehran, IKA Tehran, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Tabriz International Airport have?▾
Tabriz International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,825 ft / 3,604 m; identifiers include 12L/30R, 12R/30L.