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IKAC

The initial plan for the construction of a new international airport in Tehran was first proposed in 1967 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to establish a modern airport in the capital, leveraging transit capacity of Iran, Europe and Asia.

10 years later, construction began with collaboration between American and Iranian companies but was soon halted. In 1995, several Iranian companies and a French firm resumed construction and finally in 2005, the first phase of Imam Khomeini International Airport was inaugurated. The project’s designers included the renowned Iranian architect and urban planner Iraj Kalantari and Paul Andreu, the designer of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Imam Khomeini International Airport commenced operations in 2005 with a single passenger terminal capable of handling 6.5 million passengers annually. With its launch, all international flights to and from Tehran were transferred to this airport. 
Under Iran’s Fifth Development Plan, it was decided to transform Imam Khomeini International Airport into an airport city to strengthen Iran’s position in the global air transport network, increase revenue from passenger and cargo transit and generate non-aeronautical income.
In 2013, the government approved the establishment of the Imam Khomeini Airport City Company as a subsidiary of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, with the following objectives:
 

• The establishment and completion of essential infrastructure, prioritizing the second phase of Imam Khomeini International Airport 
• The establishment of an “Airport City” involves converting portions of its approximately 14,000-hectare land into a Free Trade Zone (1,500 hectares) and a Special Economic Zone (2,500 hectares)
• Creating and expanding a logistics hub (logistics city) and a dry port

The company officially began its activities in December 2015. Additionally, the airport city’s master plan, aiming to establish IKAC as a key passenger and cargo hub while incorporating aviation and logistics considerations, was approved on June 5, 2018, as a 30-year development roadmap by the Airport City General Assembly and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.

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Imam Khomeini Airport City, spanning 14,000 hectares, is being developed across 11 zones, including aviation, exhibition, tourism and health, logistics, dry port, air cargo terminal 2, the free trade zone pioneer phase, aircraft maintenance and repair center, the northeastern commercial zone, research and development center, service hub and a reserved expansion zone. Each of these zones hosts multiple projects, leveraging the benefits of the free trade and special economic zones. 
(Click here for more information on IKAC’s zones and investment plans.)


Salam Terminal

To increase passenger and cargo capacity and facilitate pilgrimage flights, the “Salam Terminal” was inaugurated in 2019 as the second terminal of Imam Khomeini Airport City.All pilgrimage flights to Iraq’s holy cities were transferred to this new terminal, which has an annual capacity of 5 million passengers. Designed and built by Iranian specialists, Salam Terminal features a collection of artistic works with Iranian-Islamic architectural themes, including wall art, exquisite paintings, masterpieces by renowned artists and columns inspired by Attar’s “Seven Valleys of Love,” making it a nationally significant project.

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Phase 2 of Imam Khomeini Airport City

As part of the expansion plan for Phase 2 of Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC), construction of the city’s new mega terminal commenced in December 2023, with the presence of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development and both Iranian and international guests.

This major project includes:
• A new passenger terminal
• ATC tower
• Two runways
• The construction of an aircraft taxiway bridge between the Saveh and Qom highways

The positioning of the terminal for passenger reception in the horizon of the 2046 plan and the final phase, led to the selection of Terminal 2 as a centralized terminal for airport passenger reception.
Terminal 2, which is located in the southern part of the aviation area, will have access to the southern runway and will also be connected to the northern runway via taxiway bridges.
 

 

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Mission

♦ Ensuring airport safety and efficiency

♦ Rendering excellent services to clients

♦ Creating economic value to surrounding areas

Vision

By facilitating aviation transportation and services, IKAC is functioning as an air transportation center and also an economic engine for Tehran, Iran and Middle East. An airport city is to function as a combinational and logistic transportation platform providing support to the airport.

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  • To support national visions for development and economic boom
  • To function as airport city comprising of free trade and special economic zone in international level
  • To become a pioneer center for domestic and international businesses in logistic, manufacturing, administrative/business and research & development activities in association with the airport as the heart of airport city.
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The following is the IKAC ethical charter which has been laid down with an intention to abide by ethical rules and Islamic moralities to ensure better services to our clients with the observance of human dignity:

  • To provide service to all clients without any discrimination (equality)
  • To abide by law and to act as the law instructs (governance of law)
  • To supervise constantly on functions and performances to ensure improvement of affairs (supervision principle)
  • To respect clients dignity (respect, confidence and morality principle)
  • To put public interest first in decisions and actions (citizen-oriented services)
  • To provide passengers with safe and secure travel (safety and security principle)
  • To improve administrative processes using e-services (transparency principle)
  • To take responsibility within the sidelines of professional duties and responsibilities (responsibility principle)
  • To develop airport facilities and to provide services in compliance with international standards (development principle)
  • To avoid misusing powers and position (no misuse principle)
  • To uphold confidentiality and privacy rules and to make effort to preserve organizational capitals (commitment and loyalty principle)
  • To make constant attempts to enhance occupational training and skills (specialty principle)
  • To uphold sacrifice spirite and to make endless attempts to solve problems (responsibility principle)
  • To make proper use of airport facilities and offices (cost-effectiveness principle)


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