AirportsRas Al Khaimah International Airport is a large airport serving Ras Al Khaimah, in Ras al-Khaimah Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RKT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RKT
- ICAO code
- OMRK
- City
- Ras Al Khaimah
- State or region
- Ras al-Khaimah Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.6135° N, 55.9388° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (102 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,760 m (12,336 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RKT means Ras Al Khaimah International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMRK. 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 25.6135° N, 55.9388° E. It stands 31 metres (102 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dubai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,760 metres (12,336 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of United Arab Emirates on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,760 m 12,336 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sharjah International AirportSharjah | SHJ | 53 km |
| Fujairah International AirportFujairah | FJR | 68 km |
| Khasab AirportKhasab, Oman | KHS | 69 km |
| Dubai International AirportDubai | DXB | 70 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa, Iran | AEU | 95 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,117 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,884 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,508 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,004 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,366 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,806 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,865 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,014 km | 15 h 00 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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