Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی شهید مدنی تبریز) (IATA: TBZ, ICAO: 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.[citation needed]

The airport has been damaged from Israeli airstrikes on 13 June 2025 leading to a full closure that lasted 23 days. The airport reopened for both domestic and international operations on 5 July 2025.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Asa JetMashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yerevan
ATA AirlinesIsfahan, Istanbul, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad
Azerbaijan AirlinesBaku
Caspian AirlinesAsaluyeh, Istanbul, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
FlydubaiDubai–International
FlyPersiaShiraz
Iran AirBaku, Najaf, Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Iran AirtourBaku, Bandar Abbas, Istanbul, Kish, Mashhad, Najaf, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad Seasonal: Izmir
Iran Aseman AirlinesShiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Karun AirlinesAhvaz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish AirBandar Abbas, Kish, Tehran–Mehrabad
Mahan AirAsaluyeh, Isfahan, Kerman, Tehran–Mehrabad
Meraj AirlinesAsaluyeh, Istanbul, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars AirAsaluyeh, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Pegasus AirlinesIstanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pouya AirMashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Qeshm AirTehran–Mehrabad
Saha AirlinesTehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran AirlinesMashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban AirMashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul (temporarily suspended)
Varesh AirlinesMashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Yazd AirwaysTehran–Mehrabad
Zagros AirlinesMashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

History

In June 2025, the airport was damaged in airstrikes during Israel's Operation Rising Lion on 13 June 2025. 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.

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.
  • 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.

See also

External links

  • (in Persian)