Hamadan Airport — Hamadan, Iran

Hamadan Airport, coded HDM, serves the historic city of Hamadan in western Iran, one of the country's oldest cities and once a Median and Achaemenid capital known in antiquity as Ecbatana. The airport supports domestic air travel connecting Hamadan to Tehran and other Iranian cities, an important link given the mountainous terrain of the region that can make overland travel slower in winter. HDM primarily handles passenger traffic on Iranian domestic carriers rather than international flights. The city's rich archaeological heritage, including the Avicenna Mausoleum and ancient stone lion monument, draws some tourism, adding modest seasonal variation to the airport's traffic patterns.