Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kerman, Kerman Province (Iran)

IATA: KER ICAO: OIKK

Longest Active Runway

12,635 ft

3,851 meters

Field Elevation

5,741 ft

1,750 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.2713°, 56.9497°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#105 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#167 of 7558

Top 2.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Iran)

#8 of 14 in IR

#15 of 75 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+26.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KER in numbers: 12,635 ft longest runway · #105 of 650 published · #167 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.2%) · #8 in Iran.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

KER lies at 1,750 m (5,741 ft), #31 of 650 published airports by elevation and 94.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,107 ft above the Iran median (3,634 ft, 14 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of KER. Nearest published airport: Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND), 186 NM, 12,008 ft (627 ft shorter than KER); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,635 ft (3,851 m)

KER runways: 16L/34R 12,635 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 16R/34L 12,631 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 14 in Iran; IFN leads by 1,790 ft (14,425 ft). +26.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16L/34R	12,635 ft (3851 m / 3.851 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	12,631 ft (3850 m / 3.850 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →