Ramsar International Airport

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

Ramsar International Airport فرودگاه بین المللی رامسر
IATA: RZR ICAO: OINR
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
Website	ramsar.airport.ir
Map
RZR Location of airport in Iran
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 4,920 1,500 Asphalt 12/30 8,858 2,700 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements 1,698 91% Passengers 88,441 89% Cargo 615 tons 85%
Source: Iran Airports Company[1]

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 pahlavi family members also had palaces in Ramsar, therefore the airport was built to serve the former royal family of Iran or the foreign officials visiting the Shah from Tehran. The airport also established 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.