AirportsKish International Airport is a large airport serving Kish Island, in Hormozgan Province, Iran. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIH
- ICAO code
- OIBK
- City
- Kish Island
- State or region
- Hormozgan Province
- Country
- Iran
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 26.5254° N, 53.9805° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,659 m (12,004 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIH means Kish International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OIBK. 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 26.5254° N, 53.9805° E. It stands 31 metres (101 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Sharjah, about 195 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
Kish International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,659 metres (12,004 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 3,659 m 12,004 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 Lengeh International AirportBandar Lengeh | BDH | 84 km |
| Lamerd AirportLamerd | LFM | 123 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa | AEU | 127 km |
| Lar AirportLar | LRR | 134 km |
| Persian Gulf International AirportKhiyaroo | PGU | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,287 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,102 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 199 km | 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,300 km | 6 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,805 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,244 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,024 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,980 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,234 km | 15 h 15 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.
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