# Maku National Airport (IMQ)

> Showt, IR · IATA: IMQ · ICAO: OITU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `IMQ` |
| ICAO | `OITU` |
| City | Showt |
| Country | IR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 956 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 39.19129, 44.92851 |

## Description

The code IMQ marks Maku International, the free-zone airport of Iran's far north-west in West Azerbaijan Province, close to the Turkish frontier at Bazargan. It operates separate domestic and international terminals and is tied to the Maku Free Trade Zone, which offers customs deferral and simplified re-export for goods staged there. In freight terms the decisive artery is not the runway but the adjacent Bazargan land crossing, one of the busiest road borders between Iran and Türkiye. Scheduled main-deck cargo services are not established at IMQ; time-critical airfreight is normally routed through Tehran Imam Khomeini (IKA) and trucked into the region. For forwarders, Maku is best understood as a free-zone gateway for overland Turkey trade rather than an air-cargo field.

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