KIA
Encyclopedia
People
- Kia AbdullahKia AbdullahKia Abdullah is a British-Bangladeshi author and journalist. She contributed to the guardian.co.uk website Comment is Free from 2008 to 2010 and has written two novels: Life, Love and Assimilation and Child's Play .-Career:Kia Abdullah wrote her first novel Life, Love and Assimilation after...
(born 1982), British-Asian author and journalist - Kia AsamiyaKia Asamiyais the pen-name of Japanese manga artist Michitaka Kikuchi whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences.He is well known for using influences from American comics, television, and films in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars...
(born 1963), Japanese manga artist - Kia ByersKia ByersKia Byers is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has competed since 2000. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth....
(born 1987), Canadian canoeist - Kia CorthronKia CorthronKia Corthron is an American playwright, activist, and television writer. She wrote an episode of The Wire entitled, "Know Your Place", as well as an episode of The Jury called, "Lamentation on the Reservation".-Biography:...
(born 1961), American playwright, activist, and television writer - Kia Drayton (born 1983), American model
- Kia GoodwinKia Goodwin-Career:Goodwin made her first television appearance commercially in 1976 for such products as M&M's, Jello Pudding and AT&T. In 1981, she joined the First National Touring Company of Annie, where she played the role of Duffy. After the tour closed in 1982, she went on to join the final Broadway...
(born 1973), African-American actress - Kia Jam (born 1970), producer at Capitol Films
- Kia JoorabchianKia JoorabchianKiavash "Kia" Joorabchian is an Iranian-born British-educated businessman largely involved in association football.In the register of directorships at Companies House in London Joorabchain gives two nationalities, Canadian and British, as well as two names, Kia Joorabchian and Kia Kavash, and two...
(born 1971), Iranian businessman and football investor - Kia LubyKia LubyKia Emily Luby is an Australian actor who played Kristi Cavanaugh on the Australian drama The Saddle Club.Kia has also appeared on the popular drama TV series Blue Heelers.Kia has recently become a mother. -References:...
(born 1989), Australian actress and singer - Kia McNeillKia McNeillKia McNeill is an American soccer defender currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.-External links:* * *...
(born 1986), American soccer defender - Kia Shine (born 1980), American rapper and record producer
- Kia SilverbrookKia SilverbrookKia Silverbrook is an Australian inventor, scientist, and serial entrepreneur. He is the world's most prolific inventor with 4,097 granted U.S. utility patents as of 23 August 2011...
(born 1958), the world's most prolific inventor - Kia StevensKia StevensKia Michelle Stevens , better known by her ring names Amazing Kong, Awesome Kong and Kharma. She is signed with WWE, but has been inactive since May 2011 due to pregnancy...
(born 1977), professional wrestler also known as Awesome Kong and Amazing Kong in TNA Wrestling and Kharma in WWE - Kia VaughnKia VaughnKia Vaughn is a professional women's basketball player for the WNBA's New York Liberty. She attended high school at St. Michael's All Girls High School in New York, and later went on to star at Rutgers University....
(born 1987), professional women's basketball player - Kia ZolgharnainKia ZolgharnainKia Zolgharnain was an Iranian-U.S. soccer forward who led the American Indoor Soccer Association in scoring during the 1986-1987 season. He currently coaches youth soccer in Cleveland...
(born 1965), soccer player for the Kansas City Comets - Kirby Ian AndersenKirby Ian AndersenK.I.A. is a cross-genre pop electronica producer from Toronto, Canada. Like much of the Toronto and Montreal music scenes, Kirby Ian Andersen, the writer and producer of the songs, involves many people in his recordings—six or seven different vocalists on each release...
, "K.I.A.", cross-genre pop electronica producer from Toronto, Canada
Airports
- Kennedy International AirportJohn F. Kennedy International AirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North...
, New York City, New York, United States (Former IATA Airport code, 1964-1968) - Kabul International AirportKabul International Airport-Facilities:The airport has two terminal buildings, the modern for international flights and the Soviet built one for domestic flights. Several hangars along the runway are for military aircraft...
, Afghanistan - Kaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung International Airport , also known as Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport for the Siaogang District where it is located, is a medium-sized commercial airport located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan...
, Taiwan - Katowice International AirportKatowice International AirportKatowice International Airport is an international airport, located in Pyrzowice, north of center of Katowice, Poland. The airport has third biggest passenger flow in Poland....
, Poland - Keflavík International AirportKeflavík International Airport-Cargo airlines:-Ground transport:Transport between the airport and Reykjavik city is by road only. The distance is 50 km. A new fast freeway was opened 2008. The buses have a timetable adapted to the flight schedule. They go to and from the Reykjavik bus terminal, taking around 45 minutes...
, Iceland - Kelowna International AirportKelowna International AirportKelowna International Airport is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 97....
, Canada - Kent International AirportKent International AirportManston - Kent's International Airport is an airport located at Manston in the District of Thanet within Kent, England, northeast of Canterbury. It was formerly called RAF Manston , and was also known as London Manston Airport...
, United Kingdom - Khartoum International AirportKhartoum International AirportKhartoum International Airport is an airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.It will be replaced with a new airport 40 kilometers south of the centre of Khartoum by 2012...
, Sudan - Kigali International AirportKigali International AirportKigali International Airport , formerly known as Gregoire Kayibanda International Airport, but sometimes referred to as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda...
, Rwanda - Kilimanjaro International AirportKilimanjaro International AirportKilimanjaro International Airport is the second, albeit small, international airport of Tanzania . It serves the Kilimanjaro area including the cities of Arusha and Moshi near Mount Kilimanjaro, and the international tourism industry based on Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro...
, Tanzania - Kotoka International AirportKotoka International AirportKotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, is the country's premier international airport and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-800...
, Ghana - Kuching International AirportKuching International Airport"RAF Kuching/RMAF Kuching" & "Kuching Airbase/Airfield" redirects here.Kuching International Airport is an international airport serving the entire southwestern region of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located 11 km south of Kuching city centre. The airport also shares its runway with the RMAF...
, Malaysia - Kuwait International AirportKuwait International AirportKuwait International Airport is located in Farwaniyah, Kuwait, south of Kuwait City. It serves as hub for Jazeera Airways and Kuwait Airways. A portion of the airport complex is designated as Al Mubarak Air Base, which contains the headquarters of the Kuwait Air Force, as well as the Kuwait Air...
Organisations
- Kachin Independence ArmyKachin Independence ArmyThe Kachin Independence Army is the military arm of the Kachin Independence Organization , a political group composed of ethnic Kachins in northern Burma...
, in Kachin State, Myanmar - Kia MotorsKia MotorsKia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
, Korean automobile manufacturer - Kia TigersKia TigersKia Tigers Professional Baseball Club is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, ten times, with a perfect 10-0...
, a Korean professional baseball team owned by Kia Motors - Kuwait Investment AuthorityKuwait Investment AuthorityThe Kuwait Investment Authority is Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund , managing body, specializing in local and foreign investment...
Other uses
- KIA, a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Kia (Mortal Kombat), a minor character from the Mortal Kombat game series
- Khwarizmi International AwardKhwarizmi International AwardThe Khwarizmi International Award is given annually by the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in research, innovation and invention, in fields related to science and technology....
- Killed in actionKilled in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
, a casualty classification generally used by militaries - King's Indian AttackKing's Indian AttackThe King's Indian Attack , also known as the Barcza System , is a chess opening system for White, most notably used by Bobby Fischer. Its typical formation is shown in the diagram to the right....
, a chess opening - Knots indicated airspeedIndicated airspeedIndicated airspeed is the airspeed read directly from the airspeed indicator on an aircraft, driven by the pitot-static system. IAS is directly related to calibrated airspeed , which is the IAS corrected for instrument and installation errors....