# Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK / OPRK)

**Shaikh Zaid Airport** (IATA: RYK, ICAO: OPRK) is a medium airport in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. It opened in 1993. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RYK / OPRK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
- Opened: 1993 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 83 m / 271 ft
- Coordinates: 28.3839, 70.2796
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaikh_Zayed_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3235708
- Weather station: OPRK · WMO 41716
- Ident: OPRK

## Timeline

- 1993: Shaikh Zaid Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 015° / 195° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | #17 in PK |
| Elevation | 83 m / 271 ft | =32,048 of 43,403 | #1,821 in Asia | #78 in PK |
| Age | Opened 1993 | =10,197 of 15,079 | =477 in Asia | #11 in PK |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =17 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | RAHIM YAR KHAN GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | RAHIM YAR KHAN TWR | 122.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [PK-0046](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pk-0046.md) Al Ghaba Airstrip · 23 km / 14 mi
- [PK-0045](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pk-0045.md) Jamal Din Wali Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [OP13](https://dromopedia.com/airports/op13.md) Mad Jamu Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [PK-0014](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pk-0014.md) Khanpur Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [OPDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opdk.md) Daharki Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [OP31](https://dromopedia.com/airports/op31.md) Kashmor Airport · 67 km / 42 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: “Shaikh Zayed International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaikh_Zayed_International_Airport&oldid=1374283049), revision of 11 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/oprk/data