Ras Al Khaimah International Airport

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (IATA: RKT, ICAO: OMRK) (alternatively Ra's al-Khaymah, Arabic: مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي) is located in the sheikhdom of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) south[1] of the town of the same name, on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The airport has two passenger terminal buildings as well as cargo, aircraft maintenance, and aviation training facilities.[2]

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
(Ra's al-Khaymah)

مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Civil Aviation
LocationRas al-Khaimah
Hub forAir Arabia
Time zoneUAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Elevation AMSL94 ft / 29 m
Coordinates25°36′48″N 055°56′20″E
Websiterakairport.com
Map
RKT
Location in the UAE
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,760 12,336 Asphalt
Sources: UAE AIP[1]

History
Terminal interior

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. Ras-al-Khaimah has been designated as an hub for Air Arabia for a period of ten years, extendable thereafter. [6]

The airport was the second among Arab states of the Persian 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
AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Cairo, Dhaka,[8] Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar
airblue Islamabad, Lahore
Air India Express Kozhikode
Belavia Minsk[9]
FlyEgypt Cairo[10]
Pakistan International Airlines Peshawar
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[11]
S7 Airlines Seasonal: Novosibirsk[12][13]
SCAT Airlines Aktau,[14] Aktobe,[14] Almaty,[14] Atyrau,[14] Karaganda,[14] Nur-Sultan,[14] Oral,[14] Shymkent[14]
SpiceJet Delhi,[15] Kozhikode, Mumbai, Surat
Ukraine International Airlines Kyiv–Boryspil[16]
Ural Airlines[17] Moscow–Domodedovo, Moscow–Zhukovsky

Accidents and incidents
  • In July 1998, a Ukrainian Ilyushin-76 cargo plane took off from the airport and crash landed into the sea nearby. All crew members on board died.[18]

In 2015, Ras Al Khaimah Airport served as the set for the filming of the Hindi film Airlift starring Akshay Kumar.[19]

References

Citations
  1. United Arab Emirates AIP Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (login required)
  2. "Ras Al Khaimah International Airport-Management Team". rakairport.com.
  3. "RAK Airways takes to the skies at long last". Arabian Business.
  4. "RAK Airways: A timeline". Arabian Supply Chain.
  5. "RAK Airways Not Coming Back". Gulf News.
  6. "Air Arabia to become official carrier of Ras Al Khaimah". Arabian Business.
  7. "RAK airport woos European carriers".
  8. "Air Arabia resumes Ras al Khaimah operations from mid-Oct 2020 | Routes".
  9. "Belavia will start flying to Arab Emirate Ras-al-Khaimah". belavia.by. 8 September 2021.
  10. "flyEgypt launches flights to United Arab Emirates". flyegypt.com. 7 February 2021.
  11. "Pegasus schedules Ras al Khaimah launch in late-Oct 2019". routesonline.com. 23 July 2019.
  12. "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  13. "S7 increases UAE network, Pegas Fly adds German routes | Routesonline". Archived from the original on 9 August 2021.
  14. "Direct flight to UAE". scat.kz. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. "SpiceJet to commence Delhi-Ras Al Khaimah service in Nov-2020". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  16. "UIA confirms Ras Al Khaimah route". RoutesOnline. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. "Schedule". Uralairlines.ru.
  18. "July 13, 1998: Cargo plane crashes off Ras Al Khaimah | Today History – Gulf News".
  19. "Akshay Kumar shoots film in Ras Al Khaimah". Deccan Chronicle.

Bibliography

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