Noshahr Airport

Noshahr Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Iran Airports Company
Operator Iran Civil Aviation Organization
Serves Nowshahr, Mazandaran
Location Nowshahr, Iran
Elevation AMSL -61 ft / -19 m
Coordinates 36°39′48″N 051°27′53″E / 36.66333°N 51.46472°E / 36.66333; 51.46472
Website www.noshahr.airport.ir
Map
NSH
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,182 2,150 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data[1]

Noshahr Airport (IATA: NSH, ICAO: OINN) is an airport in Noshahr, Iran. Noshahr Airport (Persian: فرودگاه نوشهر) is an airport in Noshahr, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Noshahhr was one of the touristic places and the most important port cities of northern Iran during the Pahlavi era. Noshahr was named as the summer capital of Iran, therefore the airport was used as a way to serve the former royalty of Iran or foreign officials visiting Iran from Tehran. Also, the airport was constructed to serve tourists visiting Noshahr and established special flights for employees of National Iranian Oil Company to bring them from Ahwaz to Noshahr which was the closest airport to the National Iranian Oil Company hotels.

The airport's total area is about 85 hectares, with a 2,100m long runway capable of accepting medium-sized aircraft. In 2016, 470 airlifts were arranged at the airport and 33,886 kg were loaded and 335,377 passengers were flown through it. Nowadays Noshahr Airport is used for flights to Tehran-Mehrabad, Ahwaz, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Shiraz, Ilam.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Iran Air Ilam, Tehran-Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Bandar Abbas, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran-Mehrabad
Iranian Naft Airlines Ahwaz
Taban Airlines Mashhad

References

  1. ↑ "WORLD AERO DATA - NOSHAHR". Retrieved 9 November 2015.


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