Payam International Airport

Payam International Airport فرودگاه پیام
IATA: PYK ICAO: OIIP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran
Operator	Payam Aviation Service Co.
Location	Karaj, Alborz, Iran
Hub for	Payam Air
Elevation AMSL	1,271 m / 4,170 ft
Coordinates	35°46′33.9″N 050°49′36.1″E
Website	Payam Airport
Map
PYK Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 3,659 12,005 Asphalt
Sources: GCM,[1] STV,[2] World Aero Data

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.^[3][4] 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.^[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

Currently there are no passenger flights serving the airport.

Commercial agents

• Ashena Courier Co. (ACC)

References

1. Airport information for PYK at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Airport information for Payam Airport at Transport Search website.
3. "فرودگاه بین المللی و منطقه ویژه اقتصادی پیام" [Payam International Airport and Special Economic Zone]. Payam International Airport and Special Economic Zone (in Persian). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. "Payam aviation". Retrieved 15 January 2019.
5. "نخستین هواپیمای مسافری در فرودگاه پیام به زمین نشست" [The first passenger plane landed at Payam Airport] (in Persian). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
6. "Payam International Airport opens passenger terminal". Mehr News Agency. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.