Private company

Payam Air

Iranian cargo airline

Payam Air (Persian: هواپیمایی پیام, Havâpeymâyi-ye Payâm) is a cargo airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates cargo services for the Iranian postal, telecom and commercial services. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Payam Air (Persian: هواپیمایی پیام, Havâpeymâyi-ye Payâm) is a cargo airline based in Tehran, Iran. It operates cargo services for the Iranian postal, telecom and commercial services. Its main base is Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran. At present 100% of the Payam is owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Post company and is completely state owned.2

The story

The airline was established in 1996 and is owned by Iran Telecommunications Company (50%) and Islamic Republic of Iran Post Company (50%). It has 245 employees (at March 2007).

In 2021 Payam Air would be awared Iran's first air taxi license. At present 100% of the Payam is owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Post company and is completely state owned.

From Wikipedia’s article on Payam Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

The Payam Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021):

Previously operated

At January 2005 the airline also operated:

2 Ilyushin Il-76TD

From Wikipedia’s article on Payam Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1996Founded Founded1

Sources

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