Ramsar International Airport

Ramsar International Airport
فرودگاه بین المللی رامسر
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Iran
Operator Iran Airports Company
Serves Ramsar and Tonekabon, Mazandaran
Location Ramsar, Iran
Elevation AMSL -70 ft / -21 m
Coordinates 36°54′35.67″N 050°40′46.52″E / 36.9099083°N 50.6795889°E / 36.9099083; 50.6795889
Website ramsar.airport.ir
Map
RZR
Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,920 1,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements 1,698 Increase 91%
Passengers 88,441 Increase 89%
Cargo 615 tons Increase 85%

Ramsar International Airport (IATA: RZR, ICAO: OINR) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی رامسر‎) is an international airport in Ramsar, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Ramsar was one of the popular cities of northern Iran during the Pahlavi era and the airport was constructed to serve tourists visiting Ramsar. There were also some palaces of Mohammad Reza Shah and other pahlavi family members in Ramsar, therefore the airport was used as a way to serve the former royalty of Iran or foreign officials visiting Iran from Tehran, and established special flights for employees of National Iranian Oil Company to bring them from Ahwaz to the north of Iran .

Nowadays Ramsar International Airport is used for private and sport flights along the Caspian Sea coasts and weekly flights to Tehran and Mashhad

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Iran Air Isfahan, Tehran-Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad, Tehran-Mehrabad

References

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