Serves Tonekabon Elevation AMSL -70 ft / -21 m 4,920 1,500 Code RZR | Location Ramsar, Iran 13/31 4,920 1,500 Asphalt Phone +98 11 5522 6377 | |
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Address Mazandaran Province, Ramsar, Khalatbari Square, Iran | ||
Ramsar International Airport (IATA: RZR, ICAO: OINR) is an airport in Ramsar, Mazandaran province, Iran. It serves Tonekabon town too.
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.
Nowadays Ramsar International Airport is used for private and sport flights along the Caspian Sea coasts. There are also weekly flights to Tehran.
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