Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
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Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ra's al-Khaymah) مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Location | Ras al-Khaimah | ||||||||||
Hub for | Air Arabia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 94 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°36′48″N 055°56′20″E / 25.61333°N 55.93889°E / 25.61333; 55.93889Coordinates: 25°36′48″N 055°56′20″E / 25.61333°N 55.93889°E / 25.61333; 55.93889 | ||||||||||
| Website | rakairport.com | ||||||||||
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  OMRK Location in the UAE | |||||||||||
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Sources: UAE AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (IATA: RKT, ICAO: OMRK) (alternatively Ra's al-Khaymah, Arabic: مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي) is located in the Persian Gulf sheikhdom of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) south[1] of the town of the same name. The airport has two passenger terminal buildings as well as cargo, aircraft maintenance, and aviation training facilities.[2]
Contents
1 History
2 Airlines and destinations
3 In popular culture
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
In 1976, the airport was inaugurated by the long-time ruler, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi. Unlike Dubai International Airport, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport did not develop into an international or regional aviation hub.
In 2007, RAK Airways started operating as the national airline with a hub at the airport. It suspended regular operations in 2008 due to the global economic crisis. It relaunched in 2010 with new branding and management, but suspended operations permanently in 2013.[3][4][5]
In 2014, Air Arabia started its commercial flights to different destinations including Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh following the suspension of RAK Airways. Air Arabia
PJSC has been designated as an hub for Ras-al-Khaimah for a period of ten years, extendable thereafter.
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The airport was the second in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to secure the ISO 9001: 2000 accreditation for quality management.[7] Currently, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport is being refocused with efforts to attract cargo business, in particular from establishments under the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia | Cairo, Islamabad, Jeddah, Lahore, Peshawar |
| Air India Express | Kozhikode |
| Enter Air | Charter: Katowice[8] Seasonal charter: Poznań,[8]Warsaw-Chopin,[8]Wrocław [8] |
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg[9] |
| Smartwings Poland | Seasonal charter: Katowice,[10]Warsaw-Chopin[10] |
| Ural Airlines | Charter: Moscow–Domodedovo |
Ras Al Khaimah Airport Terminal (Airside Boarding Area)
In popular culture[edit]
- In 2015, Ras Al Khaimah Airport served as the set for the filming of the Hindi film Airlift starring Akshay Kumar.[11]
References[edit]
^ ab United Arab Emirates AIP Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (login required)
^ "Ras Al Khaimah International Airport-Management Team". www.rakairport.com..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "RAK Airways takes to the skies at long last". Arabian Business.
^ "RAK Airways: A timeline". Arabian Supply Chain.
^ "RAK Airways Not Coming Back". Gulf News.
^ "Air Arabia to become official carrier of Ras Al Khaimah". Arabian Business.
^ "RAK airport woos European carriers".
^ abcd "Charter flights at low prices". tui.pl. 15 March 2018.
^ "Luxair to make Middle Eastern debut in 4Q18". ch-aviation.com.
^ ab "air and charter tickets". itaka.pl. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ "Akshay Kumar shoots film in Ras Al Khaimah". Deccan Chronicle.
"RKT Ra'sal-Khaymah Airport". FlightStats. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ras Al Khaimah International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
Categories:
- 1976 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
- Airports in the United Arab Emirates
- Economy of Ras Al Khaimah
- Geography of Ras Al Khaimah
- Buildings and structures in Ras Al Khaimah
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