Airline & VIP flight catering — Iran

Airline, VIP and Private Jet Catering Across Iran

Iran's aerodrome network carries wide-body reference codes at Bushehr, Isfahan, Shiraz and Tehran, among others, giving airline catering operators ramp access for direct hi-loader boarding rather than kerbside handover. Aviation catering here spans scheduled inflight programmes, government movements and charter uplifts, loaded straight onto the aircraft door.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
61
Documented stations
60
Cities covered
4,470 m
Longest runway

Airline Catering Stations Across Iran

Each station below carries its own runway data, reference code and kitchen distance. Select a location to see the stands, codes and cabin capacities that shape its airline catering and inflight catering operation.

ABD · OIAA
Abadan (ABD)
3,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Abadan (ABD)
AEU · OIBA
Abu Musa (AEU)
2,986 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Abu Musa (AEU)
AWZ · OIAW
Ahvaz (AWZ)
3,398 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ahvaz (AWZ)
NUJ · OIHS
Amirabad (NUJ)
4,359 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Amirabad (NUJ)
ADU · OITL
Ardabil (ADU)
3,299 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ardabil (ADU)
BXR · OIKM
Bam (BXR)
3,385 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bam (BXR)
BND · OIKB
Bandar Abbas (BND)
3,660 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bandar Abbas (BND)
BDH · OIBL
Bandar Lengeh (BDH)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bandar Lengeh (BDH)
XBJ · OIMB
Birjand (XBJ)
2,902 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Birjand (XBJ)
BJB · OIMN
Bojnord (BJB)
3,225 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bojnord (BJB)
BUZ · OIBB
Bushehr (BUZ)
4,470 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bushehr (BUZ)
DEF · OIAD
Dezful (DEF)
3,853 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Dezful (DEF)
FAZ · OISF
Fasa (FAZ)
1,982 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Fasa (FAZ)
GCH · OIAH
Gachsaran (GCH)
1,850 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Gachsaran (GCH)
GBT · OING
Gorgan (GBT)
3,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Gorgan (GBT)
HDM · OIHH
Hamadan (HDM)
3,234 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hamadan (HDM)
IIL · OICI
Ilam (IIL)
2,799 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ilam (IIL)
IHR · OIZI
Iranshahr (IHR)
2,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Iranshahr (IHR)
IFN · OIFM
Isfahan (IFN)
4,397 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Isfahan (IFN)
KNR · OIBJ
Jam (KNR)
2,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Jam (KNR)
JYR · OIKJ
Jiroft (JYR)
2,206 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Jiroft (JYR)
PYK · OIIP
Karaj (PYK)
3,659 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Karaj (PYK)
KKS · OIFK
Kashan (KKS)
2,696 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kashan (KKS)
KER · OIKK
Kerman (KER)
3,851 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kerman (KER)
KSH · OICC
Kermanshah (KSH)
3,418 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kermanshah (KSH)
KHK · OIBQ
Khark (KHK)
1,805 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Khark (KHK)
PGU · OIBP
Khiyaroo (PGU)
3,997 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Khiyaroo (PGU)
KHD · OICK
Khoram Abad (KHD)
3,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Khoram Abad (KHD)
KIH · OIBK
Kish Island (KIH)
3,659 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kish Island (KIH)
ZBR · OIZC
Konarak (ZBR)
3,814 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Konarak (ZBR)
LFM · OISR
Lamerd (LFM)
3,054 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lamerd (LFM)
LRR · OISL
Lar (LRR)
3,169 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lar (LRR)
LVP · OIBV
Lavan (LVP)
2,077 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lavan (LVP)
MRX · OIAM
Mahshahr (MRX)
2,705 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mahshahr (MRX)
MHD · OIMM
Mashhad (MHD)
3,925 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mashhad (MHD)
NSH · OINN
Nowshahr (NSH)
2,035 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nowshahr (NSH)
AKW · OIAG
Omidiyeh (AKW)
2,113 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Omidiyeh (AKW)
GZW · OIIK
Qazvin (GZW)
1,119 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Qazvin (GZW)
GSM · OIKQ
Qeshm (GSM)
4,226 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Qeshm (GSM)
RJN · OIKR
Rafsanjan (RJN)
2,991 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rafsanjan (RJN)
RZR · OINR
Ramsar (RZR)
2,270 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ramsar (RZR)
RAS · OIGG
Rasht (RAS)
2,917 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rasht (RAS)
AFZ · OIMS
Sabzevar (AFZ)
3,178 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sabzevar (AFZ)
SDG · OICS
Sanandaj (SDG)
2,640 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sanandaj (SDG)
CKT · OIMC
Sarakhs (CKT)
3,986 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sarakhs (CKT)
SRY · OINZ
Sari (SRY)
2,648 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sari (SRY)
CQD · OIFS
Shahrekord (CQD)
3,298 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Shahrekord (CQD)
SYZ · OISS
Shiraz (SYZ)
4,372 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Shiraz (SYZ)
IMQ · OITU
Showt (IMQ)
3,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Showt (IMQ)
SXI · OIBS
Siri (SXI)
2,544 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Siri (SXI)
SYJ · OIKY
Sirjan (SYJ)
3,766 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sirjan (SYJ)
TCX · OIMT
Tabas (TCX)
3,041 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tabas (TCX)
TBZ · OITT
Tabriz (TBZ)
3,604 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tabriz (TBZ)
IKA · OIIE
Tehran (IKA)
4,198 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tehran (IKA)
THR · OIII
Tehran (THR)
4,041 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tehran (THR)
OMH · OITR
Urmia (OMH)
3,249 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Urmia (OMH)
YES · OISY
Yasuj (YES)
2,598 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Yasuj (YES)
AZD · OIYY
Yazd (AZD)
4,098 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Yazd (AZD)
ACZ · OIZB
Zabol (ACZ)
3,002 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Zabol (ACZ)
ZAH · OIZH
Zahedan (ZAH)
4,280 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Zahedan (ZAH)
JWN · OITZ
Zanjan (JWN)
2,999 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Zanjan (JWN)
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Iran

Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding at Every Iranian Station

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

How Aviation Catering Operates Across Iran

Iran's aerodrome network is dominated by wide-body reference codes: Bushehr, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran (IKA), Amirabad, Zahedan and Yazd all carry runways built for wide-body movements, while a smaller group of fields — Iranshahr, Jiroft, Ramsar, Omidiyeh, Lavan, Qazvin, Fasa, Gachsaran, Khark and Nowshahr — sit at narrow-body reference code. This split shapes how airline catering companies plan a load: an outstation uplift for a wide-body diversion is a different exercise from a narrow-body turnaround, and the ops desk builds the tray count and cold chain around whichever profile the flight presents.instead.length is fine but let's not exceed. Bushehr holds the longest strip in the country at 4470 metres, alongside Isfahan, Shiraz and Amirabad among the longer wide-body fields, giving heavier aircraft the margin to operate scheduled and charter movements without route restriction. Requests move through the ops desk as a standard order: flight number, aircraft type, pax and crew count, and the load is built to the aerodrome's own stand and reference-code profile. Ground handling services at each field feed the same cold chain discipline from kitchen to aircraft door, whether the movement is a scheduled airline rotation, a government flight or a wide-body charter passing through Kish Island, Mashhad or Tabriz.

Compliance

One Compliance Standard Across Every Iranian Station

HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.

One Airline Catering Operation, Five Types of Flying

Across Iran's aerodrome network, the same airline catering operation routes into five distinct kinds of flying: scheduled airline rotations, government and state movements, royal and VVIP flights, wide-body charter and ACMI work, and private jet catering for business aviation. Each is handled through its own routing below.

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Government Flight Catering Nationwide
Government and state flights across Iran's aerodrome network move through cleared staff and sealed loads, with one named coordinator holding protocol from the production kitchen to the galley door.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP Catering Nationwide
Royal household and VVIP movements across Iran are met with household dietary requirements carried leg to leg, a briefed kitchen brigade, and service held to the household standard on every sector.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter Catering Across the Network
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, and group movements across Iran's wide-body fields receive a full three-cabin uplift, staged to the order the galleys are laid out for loading.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
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Scheduled Airline Catering at Iranian Stations
Airlines operating scheduled and ad hoc routes into Iran's stations draw on outstation catering for diversions, technical stops and AOG recovery, with flight, cabin and cargo crew meals built into the same load.
Commercial airlines →
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Business Aviation Catering for Iranian FBOs
Business aviation across Iran is handled by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivering to FBOs and GA terminals on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.
Private jets →

Compare Airline Catering Stations Across Iran

This table sets each station's runway length, reference code and stand data side by side, so an operator can weigh which field takes the aircraft type, boards at galley height, and sits closest to a production kitchen.

Published stations in Iran, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Abadan (ABD)ABD · OIAA3,100 mNowide-body
Abu Musa (AEU)AEU · OIBA2,986 mNowide-body
Ahvaz (AWZ)AWZ · OIAW3,398 mNowide-body
Amirabad (NUJ)NUJ · OIHS4,359 mNowide-body
Ardabil (ADU)ADU · OITL3,299 mNowide-body
Bam (BXR)BXR · OIKM3,385 mNowide-body
Bandar Abbas (BND)BND · OIKB3,660 mNowide-body
Bandar Lengeh (BDH)BDH · OIBL2,500 mNowide-body
Birjand (XBJ)XBJ · OIMB2,902 mNowide-body
Bojnord (BJB)BJB · OIMN3,225 mNowide-body
Bushehr (BUZ)BUZ · OIBB4,470 mNowide-body
Dezful (DEF)DEF · OIAD3,853 mNowide-body
Fasa (FAZ)FAZ · OISF1,982 mNonarrow-body
Gachsaran (GCH)GCH · OIAH1,850 mNonarrow-body
Gorgan (GBT)GBT · OING3,300 mNowide-body
Hamadan (HDM)HDM · OIHH3,234 mNowide-body
Ilam (IIL)IIL · OICI2,799 mNowide-body
Iranshahr (IHR)IHR · OIZI2,350 mNonarrow-body
Isfahan (IFN)IFN · OIFM4,397 mNowide-body
Jam (KNR)KNR · OIBJ2,350 mNonarrow-body
Jiroft (JYR)JYR · OIKJ2,206 mNonarrow-body
Karaj (PYK)PYK · OIIP3,659 mNowide-body
Kashan (KKS)KKS · OIFK2,696 mNowide-body
Kerman (KER)KER · OIKK3,851 mNowide-body
Kermanshah (KSH)KSH · OICC3,418 mNowide-body
Khark (KHK)KHK · OIBQ1,805 mNonarrow-body
Khiyaroo (PGU)PGU · OIBP3,997 mNowide-body
Khoram Abad (KHD)KHD · OICK3,200 mNowide-body
Kish Island (KIH)KIH · OIBK3,659 mNowide-body
Konarak (ZBR)ZBR · OIZC3,814 mNowide-body
Lamerd (LFM)LFM · OISR3,054 mNowide-body
Lar (LRR)LRR · OISL3,169 mNowide-body
Lavan (LVP)LVP · OIBV2,077 mNonarrow-body
Mahshahr (MRX)MRX · OIAM2,705 mNowide-body
Mashhad (MHD)MHD · OIMM3,925 mNowide-body
Nowshahr (NSH)NSH · OINN2,035 mNonarrow-body
Omidiyeh (AKW)AKW · OIAG2,113 mNonarrow-body
Qazvin (GZW)GZW · OIIK1,119 mNonarrow-body
Qeshm (GSM)GSM · OIKQ4,226 mNowide-body
Rafsanjan (RJN)RJN · OIKR2,991 mNowide-body
Ramsar (RZR)RZR · OINR2,270 mNonarrow-body
Rasht (RAS)RAS · OIGG2,917 mNowide-body
Sabzevar (AFZ)AFZ · OIMS3,178 mNowide-body
Sanandaj (SDG)SDG · OICS2,640 mNowide-body
Sarakhs (CKT)CKT · OIMC3,986 mNowide-body
Sari (SRY)SRY · OINZ2,648 mNowide-body
Shahrekord (CQD)CQD · OIFS3,298 mNowide-body
Shiraz (SYZ)SYZ · OISS4,372 mNowide-body
Showt (IMQ)IMQ · OITU3,300 mNowide-body
Siri (SXI)SXI · OIBS2,544 mNowide-body
Sirjan (SYJ)SYJ · OIKY3,766 mNowide-body
Tabas (TCX)TCX · OIMT3,041 mNowide-body
Tabriz (TBZ)TBZ · OITT3,604 mNowide-body
Tehran (IKA)IKA · OIIE4,198 mNowide-body
Tehran (THR)THR · OIII4,041 mNowide-body
Urmia (OMH)OMH · OITR3,249 mNowide-body
Yasuj (YES)YES · OISY2,598 mNowide-body
Yazd (AZD)AZD · OIYY4,098 mNowide-body
Zabol (ACZ)ACZ · OIZB3,002 mNowide-body
Zahedan (ZAH)ZAH · OIZH4,280 mNowide-body
Zanjan (JWN)JWN · OITZ2,999 mNowide-body

Ordering Airline Catering: Iran

To place an order for a movement anywhere in Iran, send the flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand, plus pax and crew count broken out by cabin, together with any special meal codes required. The ops desk matches the request to the station's own reference code and stand profile before building the load. Airline catering services here run on the same documentation whether the movement is a scheduled rotation, a diversion or a charter uplift. Submit the details through the quote request to get the load confirmed against your aircraft type and ETA.

Iran Airline Catering Questions

What Operations Desks Ask About Iran

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Which Iranian stations take wide-body aircraft?

Most published stations carry a wide-body aerodrome reference code, including Tehran (IKA), Bushehr, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Tabriz and Zahedan. A smaller number, such as Iranshahr, Jiroft and Qazvin, are built to narrow-body reference code.

Can catering be loaded directly onto the aircraft rather than left at the ramp?

Yes. Where stand infrastructure allows, loads are boarded by hi-loader directly onto the galley door rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft.

Does the same operation handle government and royal flights alongside scheduled airlines?

Yes. Government, royal and VVIP movements run through the same aerodrome network as scheduled airline and charter traffic, with cleared staff and sealed loads applied to protocol movements.

What information is needed to place an order for an Iranian station?

Flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand, pax and crew count by cabin, and any special meal codes. The ops desk builds the load against the station's own runway and stand data.

Is private jet catering available at the same stations as airline catering?

Yes, through the dedicated private-jet branch, which delivers to FBOs and GA terminals on the same cold chain and documentation as a scheduled airline uplift.

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Request Airline Catering for Iran

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One ops desk covers the whole route in Iran. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.

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