Ras Al Khaimah Airport posts 51% passenger surge in 2025

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT) surpassed the one-million-passenger milestone in 2025, handling 1,000,303 travellers, a 51% year-on-year increase and the highest annual total in its history. This firmly positions the northern emirate’s gateway in the medium-to-large airport category. 

The strong passenger uplift was matched by a 37% increase in flights and a 29.4% improvement in net profit, underscoring the airport’s ability to scale while maintaining operational efficiency.

Air connectivity has been a central growth lever, with RKT expanding its network to 16 international destinations in 2025, a 14% increase on the previous year. The strengthened schedule now links the emirate to core markets such as India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Egypt, alongside rapidly growing routes from Poland, Romania, Uzbekistan and other Central and Eastern European countries.

New and enhanced services linked RKT to cities including Jeddah, Moscow, Warsaw, Prague and Tashkent, operated by partner airlines such as Air Arabia, IndiGo and Air India Express. 

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Ras Al Khaimah’s wider reach is driving strong tourism growth, with visitor numbers rising year after year. The emirate welcomed 1.35 million overnight guests in 2025, up 6% on 2024, led by increases from India (up 14%), the UK (up 10%) and Romania (up 41%), growth fuelled not just by enhanced air access but by new hotel openings and major events, including beachside additions like Rove Al Marjan Island and SO/ Ras Al Khaimah.

Looking ahead, RKT’s growth strategy is tightly aligned with Ras Al Khaimah’s destination ambitions to attract 3.5 million tourists annually and double its hotel inventory by 2030. The pipeline includes flagship developments from brands such as Fairmont, Four Seasons, Taj and Wynn Al Marjan Island, the US$5.1 billion integrated resort on Al Marjan Island that is expected to open in 2027 as the UAE’s first integrated resort of its kind.