ICAO Code | OIIG/ |
Last Validated | |
City | Tehran |
Position | 35°38'41"N 051°22'51"E |
Runway(s) | 09/27 |
Elevation | 3750 ft |
Ghale Morghi is a training base situated in the southern outskirts of Tehran.
Be aware, plane spotting is neither understood nor appreciated in Iran!
The airfield has a very peculiar finger print. The runway runs east-west. There is a former runway that is now used as taxiway, running north-south with roughly the same length, and there is a taxi track running all the way around in a circle connecting the runway and taxiway thresholds to each other. To the left and right of the northern taxi track, and in the southeast corner, there are ramps. The southwest side only has a couple of dispersals along the taxi track.
Northeast side ramp - Air force
To the right of the northern taxi track, a large ramp can be found. It used to hold light aircraft, probably air force trainers, but this is now vacated and looks rather desolate.
Northwest side ramp - Revolutionary Guard
To the west of the north-south taxi track, there are two ramps. This is the revolutionary guard and police area.
Southeast side ramp - Army
In the southeast corner, there is a ramp with helicopters. This is the army part of the base.
The airfield is 1.5 km from Tehran railway station, to the southwest. Also, it is just 5 km southeast of Mehrabad Intl, and 3 km north of the southern ring road. From Mehrabad, take Ayatollah Sa'idi and proceed on Ghazvin southeast. Make a right onto Mahboobeh Mohamedin, cross the rail way two times and then you will be on the north side of the airfield, turning onto Sa'idi again. Alternatively, get to the west ring road, follow that southbound, take the south ring road eastbound and take the exit northbound on to Tondgooyan. Then you will approach from the south. Lastly, from the south enter the south ring road westbound and take the same exit.
118.800 | Tower |
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force | |
Tactical Training Squadron | Beech F33C / Parastu, EMB312, PC-7 |
Helicopter Squadron | AB205, AB206 |
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation | |
AB205, AB206, Bell 214, MFI-17, RC690 |
? | Bell 206?, preserved in line-up on the northern edge of the northeast ramp (35°39'7.70"N, 51°22'48"E) [gone?] |
? | yellow prop trainer, see above [gone?] |
? | MFI-17, see above [gone?] |
? | T-33, see above [gone?] |
? | PC-7, see above [gone?] |
? | F-86, see above [gone?] |
? | Beech F33?, see above [gone?] |
? | Ce310 (army gate, south east side) |
? | Bell 205 (revolutionary guard gate, north west side) |
Order of battle |
Esfahan - Badr Air Base/Sepah   | |
Esfahan - Shahid Beheshti Intl   | |
Esfahan - Shahid Vatan Pour   | |
Hamadan - Shahroki/Nogeh   | |
Kish Island | |
Shiraz - Shahid Dastghaib Intl   | |
Tehran - Doshan Tappeh   | |
Tehran - Ghale Morghi   | |
Tehran - Mehrabad Intl   |
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