Airports / Iran / AWZ
Qasem Soleimani International Airport
OIAW / AWZAhvaz, IranELEV 66 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shahid Asiyaee Airport (QMJ).
Overview
Located in Ahvaz, Iran, Qasem Soleimani International Airport (OIAW / AWZ) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 66 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
AWZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Shahid Asiyaee Airport (QMJ, 48 nm), Mahshahr Airport (MRX, 51 nm), and Aghajari Airport (AKW, 59 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AWZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Ahvaz and Ahvaz International Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AWZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
OIAW
IATA
AWZ
FAA / Local
OIAW
Elevation
66 ft
Coordinates
31.3364° N · 48.7638° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iran fields
state range -70–6,723 ft
At 66 ft, AWZ sits lower than 76% of the 63 Iran fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 48nmQMJShahid Asiyaee AirportMasjed Soleyman
- 51nmMRXMahshahr AirportMahshahr
- 59nmAKWAghajari AirportOmidiyeh
- 64nmABDAbadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAbadan
- 69nmDEFDezful AirportDezful
- 74nmBSRBasra International AirportBasra
Location
Open the full mapOIAW · Qasem Soleimani International Airport · Ahvaz, Iran