Sardar-e-Jangal Airport guide

Sardar-e-Jangal Airport is the main commercial airport for Gilan Province on Iran's Caspian coast. It sits about 10 km north of Rasht, on low, flat ground near the Caspian Sea. The airport lies roughly 40 feet below mean sea level, and it is also listed as Rasht Airport under the ICAO code OIGG.

The airport takes its name from Mirza Kuchik Khan, nicknamed Sardar Jangal, who led the Jangali Movement in Gilan in the early twentieth century. Many Iranians know him as a regional hero, and the name ties the airport to local history.

A single asphalt runway, 09/27, measures 2,917 m (9,571 ft). That length takes medium and large jets. The Iran Airports Company runs the commercial side, and the Iranian Navy aviation arm also uses the field.

Traffic is mostly domestic, with seasonal and occasional international services. About 446,000 passengers passed through in 2017, a rise of 16 percent on the year before, and aircraft movements reached 4,646 that year. Route lists change often, so check current schedules with the airline before you travel.