Kish International Airport
Kish International Airport فرودگاه بین المللی جزیره کیش | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Kish Free Zone Organization | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Iran Airports Company | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Kish, Hormozgan | ||||||||||||||
Location | Kish Island, Iran | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 101 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°31′34.16″N 053°58′48.76″E / 26.5261556°N 53.9802111°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | kishairport.ir | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Air Traffic Service and Aviation Electronics are two major departments of Kish airport responsible for aeronautical operations services.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Iran Kish Air Show
[edit]The Kish International Airport is the main host of the Iran Kish Air Show, the aviation airshow held biennially.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Kish finds its niche". Arabianaerospace.aero. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Construction of 5th Terminal of Kish Airport Starts". Tehrantimes.com. 9 November 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Iran To Turn Kish Island In Persian Gulf Into Key Aviation Hub". Payvand.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "The country's newest airline has been launched". 3 May 2023.
- ^ "flydubai Expands Iran Network Fron Sep 2024". AeroRoutes. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kish to Dubai flights has been launched". 9 June 2023.
External links
[edit] Media related to Kish International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Persian) Kish International Airport
- See the Kish Air Agency (kishmizban.com)