Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Iran}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox airport | name = Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport | nativename = {{lang|fa|فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید مدنی تبریز}} | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = Entrance of Tabriz International Airport.jpg | image-width = 250 | IATA = TBZ | ICAO = OITT | pushpin_map = Iran | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Iran | pushpin_label = TBZ | type = Public/military | owner = Government of Iran | operator = Iran Airports Company<br>Iranian Air Force | hub = * ATA Airlines * Iran Airtour | city-served = Tabriz, East Azarbaijan | location = Tabriz, Iran | elevation-f = 4,459 | elevation-m = 1,359 | coordinates = {{Coord|38|08|02|N|46|14|06|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}} | website = {{URL|https://tabriz.airport.ir/}} | metric-elev = | metric-rwy = | r1-number = 12L/30R | r1-length-f = 11,995 | r1-length-m = 3,656 | r1-surface = Concrete | r2-number = 12R/30L | r2-length-f = 11,537 | r2-length-m = 3,516 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2017 | stat1-header = Aircraft movements | stat1-data = 15,602 {{increase}} 10% | stat2-header = Passengers | stat2-data = 1,942,726 {{increase}} 10% | stat3-header = Cargo | stat3-data = 14,680 tons {{increase}} 11% | footnotes = Source: Iran Airports Company<ref name="International Traffic Report">{{cite web|url=https://statistics.airport.ir/documents/452656/1334099/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1+%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C+2017/17610fa1-d994-4a68-bf61-8cb8f2475fee?version=1.0|title=Traffic Figures|access-date=14 February 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }} '''Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport''' ({{langx|fa|فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید مدنی تبریز}}) {{Airport codes|TBZ|OITT}} is an airport that serves the Iranian city of Tabriz. It is the primary airport of this city in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical Air Base 2 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

The airport has been damaged from Israeli airstrikes on 13 June 2025<ref name="MyUser_The_Washington_Post_June_13_2025c" /> leading to a full closure that lasted 23 days.<ref name=nyt20250614/> The airport reopened for both domestic and international operations on 5 July 2025.<ref>[https://iranwire.com/en/news/143020-iran-reopens-tabriz-airport-after-war-damage/ Iran Reopens Tabriz Airport After War Damage] IranWire 7 July 2025.</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==  {{Airport-dest-list  | Asa Jet | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yerevan  | ATA Airlines | Isfahan, Istanbul,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nasrnews.ir/detail/27976/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84|title=Tabriz Airport to resume ATA Airlines flights to Istanbul|date=29 September 2020}}</ref> Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku<ref name="250816-j2sep25ir">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Azerbaijan Airlines Adds Iran Service in Sep 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250816-j2sep25ir |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=16 August 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref>  | Caspian Airlines | Asaluyeh, Istanbul,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.otaghiranonline.ir/news/33992|title=Third Iranian airline operates flights between Tabriz, Istanbul|date=26 August 2022}}</ref> Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Flydubai | Dubai–International  | FlyPersia | Shiraz  | Iran Air | Baku,<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran Air Resumes Tabriz – Baku Service in late-July 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250729-irns25tbzgyd |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref> Najaf,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airportia.com/flights/ir5305/tabriz/najaf|title=Iran Air Tabriz to Najaf flights|access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> Tehran–Mehrabad <br> '''Seasonal:''' Jeddah,<ref name="IranAir_Hajj_25">{{cite web|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/85823506/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%B2%DB%B3-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B1%D8%A7|title=Hajj flights from 23 locations by Iran Air and Flynas|date=5 May 2025}}</ref> Medina<ref name="IranAir_Hajj_25"/>  | Iran Airtour | Baku,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iranairtourairlines_aviation-travel-newdestinations-activity-7393888866107166720-yepO|title=Iran Airtour Airlines expands international network with new routes|date=24 October 2025}}</ref> Bandar Abbas, Istanbul, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tinn.ir/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B4%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-44/237678-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C|title=Iran Airtour launches Tabriz-Najaf flights|date=29 November 2021}}</ref> Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad <br/>'''Seasonal:''' Izmir  | {{nowrap|Iran Aseman Airlines}} | Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Karun Airlines | Ahvaz, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Kish Air | Bandar Abbas, Kish, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Mahan Air | Asaluyeh, Isfahan, Kerman, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Meraj Airlines | Asaluyeh, Istanbul,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nasrnews.ir/detail/14223/%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC|title=Meraj Airlines launches direct flights between Tabriz and Istanbul|access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref> Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Pars Air | Asaluyeh, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd  | Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/438035/Turkish-airline-to-launch-direct-flights-to-Tabriz-Isfahan|title=Pegasus Airlines to launch direct flights to Tabriz, Isfahan|date=12 July 2020}}</ref>  | Pouya Air | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd  | Qeshm Air | Tehran–Mehrabad  | Saha Airlines | Tehran–Mehrabad  | Sepehran Airlines | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Taban Air | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Turkish Airlines | Istanbul (temporarily suspended)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.irna.ir/news/84677164/Turkish-Airlines-increases-Iran-flights|title=Turkish Airlines increases Iran flights|date=9 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.trtworld.com/article/3dafb9467786|title=Turkish airlines cancel flights to Iran amid nationwide protests|website=TRT World|date=12 August 2024}}</ref>  | Varesh Airlines | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad  | Yazd Airways | Tehran–Mehrabad  | Zagros Airlines | Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad  }}

== History == {{expand section|when was the Madani airport built? how expanded over the years?|date=June 2025}}

In June 2025, the airport was damaged in airstrikes during Israel's Operation Rising Lion on 13 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ynet |date=2025-06-13 |title=Israel wipes out strategic Iranian airport in fresh round of strikes |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/o5xv0ej7w |access-date=2025-06-13 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref><ref name="MyUser_The_Washington_Post_June_13_2025c" /> The focus of the attacks was on military aircraft and aircraft hangars. As of 14 June, the airport is closed and all flights are grounded.<ref name=nyt20250614>[https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/world/middleeast/iran-israel-strikes-nuclear-talks.html A Miscalculation by Iran Led to Israeli Strikes’ Extensive Toll, Officials Say] New York Times, 14 June 2025.</ref>

==Accidents and incidents== * On 6 June 2018 the Tapandegan (''Palpitaters'' in Persian), an Iranian hacker group, hacked the arrival and departure monitors at Tabriz International Airport, and defaced signboards in the evening, showing a protest message against “wasting Iranians’ resources" and expressing support for Iranian truckers who had been on strike across Iran for several weeks.<ref>{{cite news | title =Hackers briefly shut off airport monitors in Iran's Tabriz | publisher =seattletimes.com| date =7 June 2018 | url =https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/hackers-briefly-shut-off-airport-monitors-in-irans-tabriz/ | access-date =29 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Hackers briefly shut off airport monitors in Iran's Tabriz | publisher =Fox News| date =7 June 2018 | url =https://www.foxnews.com/world/hackers-briefly-shut-off-airport-monitors-in-irans-tabriz | access-date =29 June 2018}}</ref>

* On June 13, 2025, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike targeting the military airbase at Tabriz International Airport as part of Operation Rising Lion. The strike resulted in significant damage to military infrastructure within the airport complex.<ref name="MyUser_The_Washington_Post_June_13_2025c">{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/videos-show-impact-of-tabriz-airport-strike/2025/06/13/4c8fc3cd-f36a-4dec-b161-987477e251fa_video.html |title=Videos show impact of Tabriz airport strike |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2025-06-13 |accessdate=2025-06-13}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{in lang|fa}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20151024132127/http://tabriz.airport.ir/ Tabriz International Airport official website]

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