Flying sites

Where to fly in Iran

6 sites across the Alborz, the central plateau and the Caspian coast. Each page covers season, launch, landing and the hazards worth knowing before you drive out there.

Region

Level

Flying

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Central Alborz · Mazandaran

Damavand

A 5,610 m dormant volcano standing alone above the Alborz — the image that sells flying in Iran to the rest of the world.

Season: May–Sep
Level: Advanced

Thermal
Cross-country
Hike & fly

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Central Alborz · Tehran

Tochal

The Alborz wall rising straight off north Tehran, reachable by gondola from inside the city — the most accessible high mountain flying in Iran.

Season: Apr–Oct
Level: Intermediate

Thermal
Cross-country
Ridge soaring

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Central Alborz · Alborz

Dizin

A high Alborz ski resort north-west of Tehran where the lift infrastructure turns a long hike into a short ride.

Season: Jun–Sep
Level: Intermediate

Thermal
Cross-country

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Western Alborz · Qazvin

Alamut Valley

A deep valley of villages, terraced fields and ruined fortresses on the southern flank of the Alborz — the kind of ground that makes a flight worth photographing.

Season: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Level: Intermediate

Thermal
Cross-country

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Central Plateau · Yazd

Kharanaq

Central plateau desert north-east of Yazd, where the ground heats hard and an abandoned adobe village sits under the flight path.

Season: Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Level: Advanced

Thermal
Cross-country

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Caspian Coast · Mazandaran

Ramsar

Forested mountains dropping almost straight to the sea on Iran's northern coast — humid, green, and nothing like the rest of the country.

Season: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Level: Beginner friendly

Coastal
Ridge soaring
Tandem

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