Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (IATA: RKT, ICAO: OMRK) (Arabic: ???? ??? ?????? ??????) is an international airport located in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The airport has two passenger terminal buildings as well as cargo, aircraft maintenance, and aviation training facilities.
Location
25.614°N, 55.939°E · 31 m s. n. m. (102 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Tower
Ground
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
In 1976, the airport was inaugurated by RAK ruler, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi. In 2007, RAK Airways started operating as the national airline with a hub at the airport. It suspended regular operations in 2008 due to the global economic crisis. It relaunched in 2010 with new branding and management, but suspended operations permanently in 2013.
In 2014, Air Arabia started its commercial flights to different destinations including Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh following the suspension of RAK Airways. Ras Al Khaimah was designated as a hub for Air Arabia for a period of ten years, extendable thereafter.
Growing at 25% year-on-year in 2013 (albeit from a low base), the airport was refocused with efforts to attract cargo business, in particular from establishments under the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone.
Airlines operating here · 4
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
Photo: Jozef Tóth · CC BY-SA 3.0 · view original
Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKT
MLA
“Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKT. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKT.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKT (Accessed: 17 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKT},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RKT}},
urldate = {2026-10-17},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}Wikipedia
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