# Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND)

> Bandar Abbas, IR · IATA: BND · ICAO: OIKB · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BND` |
| ICAO | `OIKB` |
| City | Bandar Abbas |
| Country | IR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 27.21830, 56.37780 |

## Description

Iran Airports Company runs Bandar Abbas International (BND/OIKB) as a joint civil-military gateway to the Strait of Hormuz, an airport that handled roughly 12,717 tonnes of cargo in 2017 and over one million passengers a year in the late 2010s. Opened in 1971 and located about 12 km east of the city, it can accommodate widebody types such as the Boeing 747 and 777 and has freight handling facilities on site. International freighter activity is nonetheless limited by sanctions; confirmed traffic is mainly domestic with some Gulf services, and Iran Air is among the carriers serving the airport. The region's real freight volume moves by sea: the Shahid Rajaee container port, some 20 km west of the city, handles around 85% of Iran's container traffic and suffered major disruption after an April 2025 explosion. Customs is the bottleneck — reports describe repeated container inspections and close scrutiny of dual-use goods, with clearance stretching to two weeks. Shippers routing air freight into Hormozgan province commonly use Tehran Imam Khomeini (IKA) or Dubai (DXB/DWC) with onward trucking or a sea feeder instead.

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