Ramsar International Airport

Ramsar International Airport

فرودگاه بین المللی رامسر
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Iran
OperatorIran Airports Company
ServesRamsar and Tonekabon, Mazandaran
LocationRamsar, Iran
Elevation AMSL−70 ft / −21 m
Coordinates36°54′35.67″N 050°40′46.52″E / 36.9099083°N 50.6795889°E / 36.9099083; 50.6795889
Websiteramsar.airport.ir
Map
RZR is located in Iran
RZR
RZR
Location of airport in Iran
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,920 1,500 Asphalt
12/30 8,858 2,700 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements1,698 Increase 91%
Passengers88,441 Increase 89%
Cargo615 tons Increase 85%

Ramsar International Airport (IATA: RZR, ICAO: OINR) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی رامسر) is an international airport in Ramsar, Mazandaran province, Iran.[2]

Ramsar was one of the popular cities of northern Iran during the Pahlavi era and the airport was constructed to serve tourists visiting the city. Mohammad Reza Shah and other members of the Pahlavi family also had palaces in Ramsar, and the airport was built to serve the former royal family of Iran as well as the foreign officials visiting the Shah from Tehran. The airport also offered special flights for employees of National Iranian Oil Company to bring them from Ahvaz to the north of Iran.

Nowadays Ramsar International Airport is used for private and spirt flights along the Caspian Sea coasts as well as weekly public flights to Tehran and Mashhad.

  1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "List of all airports in Iran". The Airport Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.