Kish International Airport
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Kish International Airport فرودگاه بین المللی کیش | |||||||||||||||
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 Overview of Kish Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Kish Free Zone Organization | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Iranian Airports Holding Company | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kish | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kish Island, Iran | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 101 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°31′34.16″N 053°58′48.76″E / 26.5261556°N 53.9802111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | kishairport.ir | ||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||
  KIH Location of airport in Iran | |||||||||||||||
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Kish International Airport (IATA: KIH, ICAO: OIBK) (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی کیش) is an international airport on Kish Island, Iran.
It serves as the entry point for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who come to Kish Island. The airport grants 14-day visa-free entry foreign citizens who enter from a foreign country under a different scheme from that of mainland Iran.
Air France considered Kish as a destination to be served from Paris by a sub-fleet of longhaul Airbus A319s to serve Iran's oil and gas industry. However the service never started.
Prior to the Iranian Revolution, Iran had an outstanding order for two Concorde aircraft. These aircraft were supposed to be used on Kish-Paris and Kish-London routes to serve the luxury tourism market that Kish was supposed to serve.
Airlines and destinations
See also
- Iran Civil Aviation Organization
- Transport in Iran
- List of airports in Iran
- List of the busiest airports in Iran
- List of airlines of Iran
- Kish Island
- Iran
References
- ^ Iranian Airports Holding Company (February 2016). International Traffic Report (PDF) (Report). گروه آمار و اطلاعات هوانوردی و فرودگاهی. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ http://financialtribune.com/articles/people-travel/23081/muscat-flights-kish-shiraz
- ^ http://www.zagrosairlines.com/content/external-routes.aspx
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