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Ardabil Airport (ICAO: OITL, IATA: ADU) is a public airport serving Ardabil in north-western Iran, sitting at high elevation on the Iranian plateau. It offers a substantial ILS-equipped main runway alongside a secondary shorter strip, and handles scheduled domestic and some international services, making it a useful high-altitude field for simulator pilots to practise instrument approaches into a mountainous region.
Ardabil Airport lies north-east of the city of Ardabil in north-western Iran and is operated as a public airport under the Government of Iran, managed by the Iran Airports Company. It is of interest to simulator pilots for its high field elevation, its ILS-equipped long runway, and its role as a regional gateway in a mountainous part of the country, offering a demanding but rewarding approach environment.
The airport is situated north-east of Ardabil, the provincial capital of Ardabil Province, in the north-west of Iran. No specific airspace classification, FIR boundary details, or neighbouring controlled airspace information is available from the sources consulted.
Ardabil Airport has two physical runways. The main runway, 15/33, is a hard-surfaced, lit strip of roughly 12,005 feet (runway 15) and 11,999 feet (runway 33) in length and is equipped with an ILS. The secondary runway, 07/25, is also hard-surfaced and lit, with both directions measuring approximately 8,182 feet, but without an ILS. Field elevation is 4,308 feet.
An AFIS service is available on 118.15 MHz, with an ATIS broadcast on 126.65 MHz. The main runway (15/33) is equipped with an ILS, supporting instrument approaches; no further navaid details are available from the sources consulted.
No specific joining, circuit height, or noise abatement procedures are available from the sources consulted.
No published visual reference points or local landmark guidance for joining the airfield are available from the sources consulted.
Ardabil Airport has operated as a public airport serving the city of Ardabil for some years. In July 2015, following a visit to the Paris Air Show, the Iranian Minister of Roads announced the installation of an ILS system at the airport, stating that it would reduce flight cancellations by up to 50 percent, an improvement reflected in the ILS now fitted to the main runway.
The airport supports scheduled services from carriers including Iran Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, Mahan Air, ATA Airlines, Pouya Air, and Zagros Airlines, connecting Ardabil with destinations such as Tehran-Mehrabad and Mashhad, with seasonal services to Jeddah, Medina, and Najaf. No information on general aviation facilities, fuel availability, operating hours, PPR requirements, or flight simulator scenery is available from the sources consulted.