Nonstop flight route between Tehran, Iran and Kars, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mehrabad Airport (THR), Tehran, Iran and Kars Airport (KSY), Kars, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 558 miles (or 898 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 relatively short distance between Mehrabad Airport and Kars Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THR / OIII | 
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| Location: | Tehran, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'21"N by 51°18'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Tehran, Karaj | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Public/Military) | 
| Elevation: | 3962 feet (1,208 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THR | 
| More Information: | THR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSY / LTCF | 
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| Location: | Kars, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'43"N by 43°6'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Kars, Turkey | 
| Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5889 feet (1,795 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KSY | 
| More Information: | KSY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mehrabad Airport (THR):
- Mehrabad International Airport consists of six terminals, with Terminals 1,3 and 5 only used during Haj and Umrah seasons.
 - IKA Airport was scheduled to open in 2004 with international flights gradually changing from Mehrabad starting with flights to countries bordering the Persian Gulf.
 - The closest airport to Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of THR.
 - Mehrabad Airport (THR) has 3 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Mehrabad Airport", another name for THR is "فرودگاه مهرآباد".
 - Mehrabad Airport handled 13,163,368 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Mehrabad Airport (THR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 
Facts about Kars Airport (KSY):
- Kars Airport (KSY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kars Airport (KSY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - Because of Kars Airport's high elevation of 5,889 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KSY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KSY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Kars Airport (KSY) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of KSY.
 - In addition to being known as "Kars Airport", another name for KSY is "Kars Havaalanı".
 
