# Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT / OMRK)

**Ras Al Khaimah International Airport** (IATA: RKT, ICAO: OMRK) is a large airport in Ras Al Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It opened in 1976. It has one runway, 3,760 m (12,336 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/omrk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RKT / OMRK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Ras Al Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Opened: 1976
- Elevation: 31 m / 102 ft
- Coordinates: 25.6135, 55.9388
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,760 m / 12,336 ft
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Asia/Dubai
- Website: http://www.rakairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Al_Khaimah_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432589
- Weather station: OMRK · WMO 41184
- Ident: OMRK

## Timeline

- 1976: Ras Al Khaimah International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,760 m / 12,336 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Routes

10 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,763 km / 1,095 mi · Air Arabia
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 2,130 km / 1,324 mi · Air Arabia
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,459 km / 1,528 mi · Air Arabia
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 2,503 km / 1,555 mi · IndiGo
- [CCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocl.md) Calicut International Airport · India · 2,649 km / 1,646 mi · Air Arabia
- [COK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci.md) Cochin International Airport · India · 2,757 km / 1,713 mi · IndiGo
- [KZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwkd.md) Kazan International Airport · Russia · 3,379 km / 2,100 mi · Air Arabia
- [SVX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/usss.md) Koltsovo Airport · Russia · 3,483 km / 2,164 mi · Air Arabia
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 3,622 km / 2,251 mi · Air Arabia

### Cargo (1)

- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,884 km / 1,171 mi · IndiGo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RKT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 7
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 3

Former hub of [RAK Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rak-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,760 m / 12,336 ft | #248 of 29,858 | #49 in Middle East | #7 in AE |
| Elevation | 31 m / 102 ft | =36,757 of 43,403 | #350 in Middle East | #13 in AE |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =52 in Middle East | #3 in AE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =5 in AE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [FJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omfj.md) Fujairah International Airport · 68 km / 43 mi
- [KHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ookb.md) Khasab Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [NHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdm.md) Al Minhad Air Base · 87 km / 54 mi
- [AEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiba.md) Abu Musa Island Airport · 95 km / 59 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ras Al Khaimah International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ras_Al_Khaimah_International_Airport&oldid=1374206840), revision of 10 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/omrk/data