Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF)
Network footprint
This record matches the IRIAF tactical-air-base network rather than a single installation. DIA’s public map of Iranian fighter bases places major IRIAF combat nodes at Tehran-Mehrabad, Tabriz, Hamadan, Dezful, Omidiyeh, Esfahan, Bandar Abbas, and Chah Bahar, while Iran’s AIP/ICAO data independently confirm the associated aerodromes at Mehrabad (OIII), Dezful (OIAD), Esfahan (OIFM), and Bandar Abbas (OIKB). ([globalsecurity.org](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2019/iran-military-power_2019.pdf))
Western cluster
In western and northwestern Iran, Tabriz/2nd FB, Hamadan-Nojeh/3rd FB, Dezful/4th FB, and Omidiyeh/5th FB form the main combat-air cluster identified in open sources. DIA lists Tabriz with MiG-29/F-5/Saeghe aircraft, Hamadan with F-4/RF-4, Dezful with F-5, and Omidiyeh with F-7N; Iran’s AIP separately identifies Dezful/OIAD as a military aerodrome administered by the IRIAF and also used by civil aircraft with prior permission. Hamadan-Nojeh also demonstrated expeditionary utility in August 2016, when Russia publicly used the base for Syria strike sorties before Tehran said the arrangement had ended “for now.” ([globalsecurity.org](https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2019/iran-military-power_2019.pdf))
HQ and sustainment
Mehrabad/1st FB remains the key Tehran hub. The AIP shows it as a major civilian airport with military emergency frequencies, and DIA lists it as the principal IRIAF transport/tanker/ISR concentration, including C-130, Boeing 707/747 tanker-cargo, RC-707/RC-130, Il-76, An-74, and MiG-29 aircraft. Esfahan/8th FB is another major support-and-fighter node; its AIP specifies two 4,399 m runways, IRIAF TACAN, military night-flying procedures, and hook-barrier equipment. ([samanplatinum.com](https://samanplatinum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OIII-Tehran-_-Mehrabad-INTL.pdf))
Maritime-facing bases
Bandar Abbas/9th FB and Chabahar-Konarak/10th FB anchor IRIAF access to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman. Bandar Abbas airport operates H24 and has two parallel runways in the civil AIP, while DIA lists the 9th fighter base there with F-4E and P-3 aircraft. IISS describes Chabahar as the IRIAF’s most southerly base, co-located with the civilian Konarak airport near Iran’s border with Pakistan; DIA lists it as the 10th fighter base. ([samanplatinum.com](https://samanplatinum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OIKB-Bandar-Abbas-_Bandar-Abbas-INTL.pdf))
Hardening
Iran officially unveiled the underground IRIAF facility “Oghab/Eagle 44” in February 2023. State-linked reporting said the site includes alert areas, a command post, warplane hangars, repair/maintenance facilities, navigation equipment, and fuel storage for fighters and UAVs. Tehran did not publicly disclose the exact location, and open sources do not publicly confirm precise coordinates; a Washington Institute geolocation placed it in Hormozgan province northwest of Bandar Abbas, but that remains external analysis rather than official confirmation. ([english.news.cn](https://english.news.cn/20230208/54c7e2b29242453e809a4ff73b8a22a9/c.html?utm_source=openai))
Recent exposure
As of March 12, 2026, several IRIAF bases in this network have been publicly reported struck, but independent battle-damage assessment is limited. The IDF said it hit Hamadan and Tabriz on June 13, 2025, military infrastructure at Isfahan and two F-5s at Dezful on June 22, 2025, and six Iranian airports more broadly on June 23, 2025; the IDF and Xinhua also reported strikes on F-14s at Isfahan on March 8, 2026. Tabriz airport later resumed civil operations after runway reconstruction, indicating at least some recoverable damage at that dual-use node. ([idf.il](https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/idf-press-releases-israel-at-war/june-25-pr/the-idf-struck-and-dismantled-military-bases-belonging-to-the-iranian-airforce/?utm_source=openai))