Kish International Airport

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

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
Websitekishairport.ir
Map
KIH
Location of airport in Iran
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 1%
Passengers2,926,752 4%
Cargo32,344 tons 4%

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.

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. 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, under the leadership of the Organization of Kish Free Trade Zone (FTZ), a new terminal is planned for construction. The new terminal 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]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
ATA Airlines Isfahan, Tehran–Mehrabad
Caspian Airlines Isfahan, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Bandar Abbas, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Air Tours Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iran Aseman Airlines Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Iraqi Airways Seasonal charter: Baghdad
Karun Airlines Ahwaz, Bandar Abbas
Kish Air Abadan, Ahwaz, Assaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Birjand,[5] Dubai–International, Gorgan, Hamadan, Isfahan, Kashan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Muscat,[6] Rasht, Sari, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran–Mehrabad, Yazd, Zahedan, Zanjan
Mahan Air Kerman, Mashhad, Sulaymaniyah,[7] Tehran–Mehrabad
Meraj Airlines Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Qeshm AirlinesIsfahan, Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Sepehran Airlines Shiraz, Tehran–Mehrabad
Taban Air Isfahan, Mashhad, Tehran–Mehrabad
Zagros Airlines Isfahan, Shiraz, 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.

See also

References
  1. "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. "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. https://www.kishairlines.ir/news/detail/راه-اندازی-مسیر-پروازی-کیش-بیرجند-کیش-توسط-شرکت-هواپیمایی-کیش/1653/view
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Liu, Jim. "Mahan Air adds Kish Island – Sulaymaniyah service from Jan 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

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