AWZOIAW

Qasem Soleimani International Airport

Ahvaz, Iran · Asia

Asia Asia/Tehran

18direct destinations

13airlines

1runway

3,398 mLongest runway

Qasem Soleimani International Airport formerly known as Ahvaz International Airport (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) (Persian: ??????? ?????????? ???? ???????) is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran. It offers flights to domestic destinations as well as regional international destinations, such as Dubai, Kuwait City, Muscat, and Istanbul.

Location

31.336°N, 48.764°E · 20 m s. n. m. (66 ft)

General data

CountryIran

CityAhvaz

IATA codeAWZ

ICAO codeOIAW

Coordinates31.336°N, 48.764°E

Elevation20 m s. n. m. (66 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Tehran

Runways1

Longest runway3,398 m

OperatorIranian Airports Holding Company

Direct destinations18

Official website

Runways · 1

12/30

Length3,398 m11,148 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

120.850

Ground

121.100

ATIS (automatic information)

126.400

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 13

Airlines using it as a main base (hub)

Karun Airlines

Other airlines with direct routes

Iran Aseman Airlines Iran Air Mahan Air Zagros Airlines ATA Airlines Caspian Airlines Kish Air Qeshm Air AVA Airlines Iran Airtour Sepehran Airlines Taban Air

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Chrisrabinson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · view original

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AWZ

MLA

“Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AWZ. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_awz,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Qasem Soleimani International Airport (AWZ)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AWZ},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/AWZ}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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