Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport , also known as
Tehran-IKIA or
IKIA, is the main
international airport of
Iran, located southwest of the city of
Tehran, near the localities of
Robat-Karim and
Eslamshahr, on a site. It was designed to replace
Mehrabad International Airport, which is in the west of the city, now inside the city boundaries. The airport was originally designated as
Ahmadabad but was later renamed to "Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport". It is capable of handling
wide-body aircraft such as the
Boeing 747 and
Airbus A380 super heavy aircraft.