Oman - airports

Oman is a rich country. It has a developed network of airports that allow you to travel quickly and conveniently. Most of them are on the coast and help to quickly reach all the interesting resorts . Several airports are built in the interior of the country and are needed to serve the population of these areas.

Oman is a rich country. It has a developed network of airports that allow you to travel quickly and conveniently. Most of them are on the coast and help to quickly reach all the interesting resorts . Several airports are built in the interior of the country and are needed to serve the population of these areas.

Oman International Airports

Airports that accept international flights are only 3 in the country, one of them with a transfer can be reached anywhere in the country. The largest number of flights arrives in the capital, other airports serve popular seaside resorts:

1. The main airport of Oman - Muscat - is located 26 km from the capital and has the largest passenger traffic. Most local and international flights arrive here. In 2016 the second terminal was opened. Here is the base of the national company Oman Air, except for it, the airport accepts flights of 52 airlines of the world.
2. Al-Duqm. The international airport in the coastal city of Dukm is built for tourists arriving at local resorts. Its international name is Al Duqm International, the code is DQM. The airport is located 10 km from the city and is connected with it by highway 32. Its services are used by those who visit the southern and central parts of the coast of the country.
3. Salalah Airport is located at the southern tip of the coast of Oman, near the border with Yemen. It is designed for domestic and international flights. Here sit the planes of 11 companies, as well as charters with tourists arriving for sea holidays. The airport is located 3 km from the city ​​of Salal and is connected to it by a motorway and bus service.

Airports in Oman serving domestic flights

Most of Oman's air harbors are designed for convenient transportation around the country, they link remote and hard-to-reach areas among themselves. With their help, it is easy to get to the island in the Persian Gulf and to the northern peninsula of Musandam , separated from the country by the border with the UAE . The list of these airports:

1. Buirami. Located 1 km from the city center, on the border with the UAE, near the city ​​of El Ain . From here only local flights depart, therefore the process of passing registration and landing passes quickly. Arrive at the airport is not earlier than 2 hours and no later than 40 minutes. before departure.
2. Dibba in Oman is engaged only in domestic flights. It is located on a peninsula, cut off from the rest of the country by borders with the UAE and is often the most convenient way to reach these places. The airport building is small, there is no sense in coming here, it's enough to be a maximum of 2 hours before departure.
3. Marmul is located inside the country, from it along Route 39 it is convenient to get to Khaimah, Tumrait and the southern part of the coast. The building is small, check-in and check-out pass quickly enough.
4. Masira is located 44 km from the town of the same name at the northern end of Masira Island . It flies from all the airports in Oman and especially international tourists flying with a transfer in Muscat or Dukma.
5. Sur is located 6 km from the city, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It is intended only for domestic flights, often used by local residents. Serves not only the city ​​of Sur , but the entire surrounding region. It is located 200 km to the south-east from Muscat.
6. Sohar is another internal transport hub serving the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It is located north-west of Muscat, in the city ​​of Sohar , and is served by 3 airlines, as well as charter flights flying only in high season.
7. Tumrayt is located inside the country, 4 km from the center of the city of the same name. It is mainly designed to move locals. The airport is built at the intersection of 5 highways, serves the entire south of the country to the border with Yemen.
8. Khasab is located on a peninsula separated from the whole country. Designed for local residents and tourists who want to visit the unique places of the north of the country. Here, to the city of Al-Khasab , two local airlines fly in season which are supplemented by charter flights.