AirportsShaikh Zaid Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rahim Yar Khan, in Punjab, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RYK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RYK
- ICAO code
- OPRK
- City
- Rahim Yar Khan
- State or region
- Punjab
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.3839° N, 70.2796° E
- Elevation
- 83 m (271 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RYK means Shaikh Zaid Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPRK. 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 28.3839° N, 70.2796° E. It stands 83 metres (271 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Shaikh Zaid Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,842 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,000 m 9,842 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport SukkurSukkur | SKZ | 164 km |
| Jaisalmer AirportIndia | JSA | 176 km |
| Bahawalpur AirportBahawalpur | BHV | 176 km |
| Dera Ghazi Khan AirportDera Ghazi Khan | DEA | 177 km |
| Multan International AirportMultan | MUX | 231 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 666 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,067 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,519 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,277 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,492 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,025 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,673 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,471 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,967 km | 13 h 45 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
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