Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Atlanta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), Tehran, Iran and DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,851 miles (or 11,026 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport and DeKalb–Peachtree Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport and DeKalb–Peachtree Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA):

• The construction began before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) has 2 runways.
• IKA is equipped with the ILS since August 2009.
• The furthest airport from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport", another name for IKA is "فرودگاه امام خمینی".
• TAV officials were ordered to withdraw their personnel and equipment from the airport on 7 May 2004, and operations were handed over to Iran Air.
• Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport handled 4,986,477 passengers last year.
• The original opening was scheduled for 11 February 2004, the onset of the auspicious "Ten-Day Dawn" celebrations, marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
• In April 2005 the $350 million Imam Khomeini International Airport was reopened under the management of a consortium of four local airlines—Mahan Air, Aseman, Caspian Airlines and Kish Air—although no formal contract appeared to have been awarded.
• The closest airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) is Mehrabad Airport (THR), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of IKA.
• The French firm ADPI, subsidiary of the Aéroports de Paris Group has been commissioned for providing a master plan development study, with a second phase of development offering a 26.5 million annual passengers throughput capacity.

Facts about DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK):

• In 1997, DeKalb Peachtree Airport was one of the largest tax contributors of DeKalb County, behind The Southern Company and Bellsouth but receives no taxpayer dollars for operations.
• The furthest airport from DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of PDK.