Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport — Kermanshah, Iran

Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport serves the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, capital of Kermanshah Province in the Zagros Mountains near the border with Iraq. At an elevation of about 4,307 feet, it has two asphalt runways, the longer around 11,213 feet, giving this mountainous western region a substantial air gateway. Kermanshah is a historic city with a Kurdish cultural character and notable ancient sites nearby, and its airport links it to Tehran and other Iranian cities across the rugged terrain of the Zagros. The KSH code identifies this field, which supports travel to and from one of the principal centers of western Iran, well served given the challenging overland routes through the mountains.