Kish International Airport (IATA: KIH, ICAO: OIBK) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی کیش, Fervadgâh-e Bin Almilli-ye Kish) is an international airport on Kish Island, Iran.
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, 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]
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Kish International Airport IATA KIH ICAO OIBK Persian فرودگاه بین المللی کیش Fervadgah e Bin Almilli ye Kish is an international airport on Kish Island Iran Kish International Airportفرودگاه بین المللی جزیره کیشIATA KIHICAO OIBKSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerKish Free Zone OrganizationOperatorIran Airports CompanyServesKish HormozganLocationKish Island IranHub forKish AirElevation AMSL101 ft 31 mCoordinates26 31 34 16 N 053 58 48 76 E 26 5261556 N 53 9802111 E 26 5261556 53 9802111 Coordinates 26 31 34 16 N 053 58 48 76 E 26 5261556 N 53 9802111 E 26 5261556 53 9802111Websitekishairport irMapKIHLocation of airport in IranRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m09L 27R 12 005 3 659 Asphalt09R 27L 12 005 3 659 AsphaltStatistics 2017 Aircraft Movements23 776 1 Passengers2 926 752 4 Cargo32 344 tons 4 Source Iran Airports Company 1 Kish International Airport 2019 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Airlines and destinations 4 Iran Kish Air Show 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDescription EditThe 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 EditIn 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 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 EditAirlinesDestinationsAsa JetTehran MehrabadATA AirlinesIsfahan Mashhad Shiraz Tabriz Tehran MehrabadCaspian AirlinesIsfahan Tehran MehrabadChabahar AirlinesTehran MehrabadFlyPersiaShiraz Tehran MehrabadIran AirBandar Abbas Isfahan Muscat Shiraz Tehran MehrabadIran AirtourIsfahan Mashhad Rasht Shiraz Tabriz Tehran MehrabadIran Aseman AirlinesBandar Abbas Isfahan Mashhad Shiraz Tehran MehrabadKarun AirlinesAhvaz Bandar Abbas Tehran MehrabadKish AirAbadan Ahvaz Asaluyeh Bandar Abbas Birjand Gorgan Hamadan Isfahan Kashan Kerman Kermanshah Mashhad Muscat Najaf Rasht Sari Shiraz Tabriz Tehran Mehrabad Yazd Zahedan ZanjanMahan AirKerman Mashhad Tehran MehrabadMeraj AirlinesIsfahan Mashhad Tehran MehrabadPars AirTehran Mehrabad YazdQeshm AirIsfahan Shiraz Tehran MehrabadSaha AirlinesShiraz Tehran MehrabadSepehran AirlinesMashhad Shiraz Tehran MehrabadTaban AirIsfahan Mashhad Tehran MehrabadVaresh AirlinesMashhad Sari Tehran MehrabadZagros AirlinesAhvaz Isfahan Kermanshah Mashhad Shiraz Tehran MehrabadIran Kish Air Show EditThe Kish International Airport is the main host of the Iran Kish Air Show the aviation airshow held biennially citation needed See also EditIran Civil Aviation Organization Transport in Iran List of airports in Iran List of the busiest airports in Iran List of airlines of Iran Kish Island IranReferences 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 External links Edit Media related to Kish International Airport at Wikimedia Commons in Persian Kish International Airport See the Kish Air Agency bodokish com Portals Iran Aviation This article about an Iranian airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Hormozgan province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kish International Airport amp oldid 1128187792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
