Airports
2.8
Kish International
Kish · KIH · 2.8 out of 5
Inside Iran
Checked 3 November 2026Secondary sources only
What we could not confirm
- Whether the new terminal is fully open
- Current state of the airport after the reported April 2026 strike
- Island taxi fares
Scores
- Getting there
- The island is small: about 10 minutes by taxi to the centre. Hotels often send shuttles; island taxis have fixed-ish fares.
- Terminal and queues
- A large new terminal has been in trial operation after more than a decade of construction, raising capacity from 2 to 6 million passengers. Nowruz and long weekends bring heavy crowds.
- Connections and transit
- Kish Air has flown Muscat, Najaf, Istanbul and Dubai from here, but Gulf routes depend on the UAE situation. A reported strike on the airport in April 2026 means operating status should be checked.
- Food, rest, SIM, prayer room
- Prayer room, cafés and duty-free style shops; the free-zone status means better retail than most Iranian airports.
- Delays and cancellations
- Holiday charters to Kish are among the most delayed domestic flights; no airport-specific statistics found.
What is good
- Minutes from hotels and the beach
- New terminal with far more capacity
What is not
- Charter delays in high season
- Foreign routes unstable in 2026
Tips
- Buy return tickets early for Nowruz; prices and seats vanish fast
- Confirm your flight the night before; charter times move