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Kish International Airport

Kish International Airport

فرودگاه بین المللی جزیره کیش
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKish Free Zone Organization
OperatorIran Airports Company
ServesKish, Hormozgan
LocationKish Island, Iran
Hub for
Elevation AMSL101 ft / 31 m
Coordinates26°31′34.16″N 053°58′48.76″E / 26.5261556°N 53.9802111°E / 26.5261556; 53.9802111
Websitekishairport.ir
Map
KIH is located in Iran
KIH
KIH
Location of airport in Iran
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09L/27R 12,005 3,659 Asphalt
09R/27L 12,005 3,659 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements23,776 Decrease 1%
Passengers2,926,752 Increase 4%
Cargo32,344 tons Increase 4%
Kish International Airport - 2019

Kish International Airport (IATA: KIH, ICAO: OIBK) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی کیش, Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Kish) is an international airport on Kish Island, Iran.

Description

The Kish International Airport serves as the entry point for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who come to Kish Island. The airport grants 14-day visa-free entry foreign citizens who enter from a foreign country under a different scheme from that of mainland Iran.[citation needed]

Prior to the Iranian Revolution, Iran had an outstanding order for two Concorde aircraft. These aircraft were supposed to be used on Kish-Paris and Kish-London routes to serve the luxury tourism market that Kish was supposed to serve. The airport had been designed to handle Concorde's landings and take-offs.[2]

History

In the 1980s, the Kish Free Zone Organisation (KFZO) was created. It offered visa-free travels to the islands for foreigners, and 15-year tax exemptions to foreign investors. The plan was to compete with Dubai's attractiveness for international business. [citation needed] The plan failed as the airport was mainly served by Iranian airlines. It became mainly used by Iranians coming to enjoy the looser rules of the island.[2]

In 1998, the 11-month construction of Terminal 5 started, covering a 5,500 square meters area, with a budget of RIs 2,245 million financed by the Organization of Kish Free Trade Zone (FTZ).[3]

In 2015, a new terminal was planned that would turn Kish International Airport into the second-largest airport of the country with a 4.5 million passengers capacity per year.[4] 2.7 million passengers travelled through the airport that year.[2]

Operational Departments

Air Traffic Service and Aviation Electronics are two major departments of Kish airport responsible for aeronautical operations services.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air1Air[5] Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Asa Jet Tehran–Mehrabad
ATA Airlines Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Ava Air Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Chabahar Airlines Tehran–Mehrabad
flydubai Dubai–International[6]
FlyPersia Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Bandar Abbas, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Airtour Mashhad, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Kish Air Abadan, Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Dubai–International,[7] Gorgan, Isfahan, Mashhad, Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan
Mahan Air Kerman, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Meraj Airlines Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Pars Air Abadan, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd
Qeshm Air Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Saha Airlines Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines Mashhad, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Varesh Airlines Isfahan, Mashhad, Sari, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Ahvaz, Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad

Iran Kish Air Show

The Kish International Airport is the main host of the Iran Kish Air Show, the aviation airshow held biennially.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Kish finds its niche". Arabianaerospace.aero. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Construction of 5th Terminal of Kish Airport Starts". Tehrantimes.com. 9 November 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Iran To Turn Kish Island In Persian Gulf Into Key Aviation Hub". Payvand.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ "flydubai Expands Iran Network Fron Sep 2024". AeroRoutes. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Kish to Dubai flights has been launched". 9 June 2023.

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