Qeshm International Airport is a large airport serving Qeshm(Dayrestan), in Hormozgan Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GSM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GSM
- ICAO code
- OIKQ
- City
- Qeshm(Dayrestan)
- State or region
- Hormozgan Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.7546° N, 55.9024° E
- Elevation
- 14 m (45 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,226 m (13,864 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GSM means Qeshm International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIKQ. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 26.7546° N, 55.9024° E. It stands 14 metres (45 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Bandar Abbas, about 61 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tehran, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Qeshm International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,226 metres (13,864 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Iran on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,226 m 13,864 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bandar Abbas International AirportBandar Abbas | BND | 70 km |
| Khasab AirportKhasab, Oman | KHS | 73 km |
| Bandar Lengeh International AirportBandar Lengeh | BDH | 110 km |
| Ras Al Khaimah International AirportRas Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | RKT | 127 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa | AEU | 131 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,094 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,933 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 176 km | 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,413 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,899 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,239 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,853 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,803 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,079 km | 15 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.