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Commercial flights resumed Saturday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport for the first time since the war with the U.S. and Israel began about two months ago, Iranian media reported.
The reopening allows limited international travel after months of disruption, with initial departures heading to Istanbul in Türkiye, Muscat in Oman, and Medina in Saudi Arabia, according to Iran’s state-run television and semiofficial Mehr news agency.
Flight tracking platform Flightradar24 showed at least three flights bound for Istanbul departing on Saturday morning, indicating a gradual return to operations at the airport.
Iranian media reported that the first passenger flights out of Tehran were scheduled to Muscat, Istanbul and Medina, marking the first wave of resumed international connections from the capital.
The move comes as authorities begin restoring air travel following prolonged closures linked to the conflict.
Iran’s airspace has remained largely closed since the war with the U.S. and Israel began on Feb. 28.
Officials partially reopened the airspace earlier this month after a ceasefire was announced on April 8, allowing a limited number of flights to resume.
The restart of operations at Imam Khomeini International Airport reflects those gradual steps toward reopening.
Mashhad Airport, which serves Iran’s second-largest city in the northeast, reopened earlier this week, Iranian media reported.
The reopening of multiple airports signals a broader easing of aviation restrictions following the ceasefire.
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