Ras al-Khaimah airport

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Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code OMRC
IATA code RKT
Coordinates

25 ° 36 '49 "  N , 55 ° 56' 20"  E Coordinates: 25 ° 36 '49 "  N , 55 ° 56' 20"  E
Height above MSL 31 m (102  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 18 km south of Ras al-Khaimah
Basic data
operator Department of Civil Aviation
Passengers 157,764 (2006)
Air freight 9521 t (2006)
Flight
movements 		11,675 (2006)
Start-and runway
16/34 3760 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (IATA: RKT , ICAO: OMRK ; Arabic مطار رأس الخيمة الدولي) is the international airport of the Arab Emirates Ra’s al-Khaimah .

The airport was the home base for the airline RAK Airways until it ceased operations on January 1, 2014. During this time a connection to Europe was offered: RAK Airways flew on a full charter to Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel . Since then there have been no more scheduled flights.

Air Arabia resumed scheduled operations at this airport on May 6, 2014 . The airline has two Airbus A320-200 aircraft at the airport and flies to Cairo , Jeddah , Muscat , Islamabad , Lahore and Peshawar . Dhaka and Kolkata are to be added in summer 2014 .

Air Arabia is to become the new flag carrier of the Emirates Ra’s al-Khaimah . A corresponding contract has already been signed.

The German operator "FTI" will charter a Sunexpress Boeing 737-800 every day from winter 2015/2016 , thus launching a daily full charter from Germany to Ra's al-Khaimah. There are flights from Berlin, Hanover, Dresden, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main and Munich.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Worldwide Airport Traffic Statistics 2006. (PDF; 720 kB) Airports Council International , December 2006, archived from the original on October 8, 2007 ; accessed on March 4, 2015 .
  2. ↑ UAE carrier RAK Airways gives up. aero.de, January 3, 2014, accessed on May 29, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Stefan Eiselin: Air Arabia inherits Rak Airways. aerotelegraph.com, February 4, 2014, accessed May 29, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Air Arabia starts operations from RAK International Airport. Air Arabia , May 6, 2014, accessed on May 29, 2014 (English): "Air Arabia today marked the start of operations from Ras Al Khaimah"
  5. ↑ Air Arabia establishes new base at Ras Al Khaimah. anna.aero, May 14, 2014, accessed May 29, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Air Arabia new flag carrier of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK). aero.de, April 21, 2014, accessed on May 29, 2014 .