Muscat International Airport

Muscat International Airport
مطار مسقط الدولي

IATA: MCT – ICAO: OOMS

MCT
Location of Airport in Oman

Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Oman Airports Management Company
Serves Muscat
Location Muscat, Oman
Hub for Oman Air
Coordinates 23°35′18.92″N 58°17′26.16″E / 23.5885889°N 58.2906000°E / 23.5885889; 58.2906000Coordinates: 23°35′18.92″N 58°17′26.16″E / 23.5885889°N 58.2906000°E / 23.5885889; 58.2906000
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08R/26L (Closed Temp) [1] 11,758 3,584 Asphalt
08L/26R 13,123 4,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Total passengers 8,709,505 Increase
Total Aircraft movements 82,085 Increase

Muscat International Airport (IATA: MCT, ICAO: OOMS), formerly Seeb International Airport,[2] is the largest airport in Oman. It is situated 32 km from the old city of Muscat and within the Muscat metropolitan area, and is spread over an area of 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). The airport currently has one terminal with a new one due to replace it when completed in early 2016. The new terminal will have a capacity of 12 million passengers a year.[3] Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman is based on the grounds of Muscat International Airport.

History

Entrance to the airport
Interior of the terminal
New control tower and terminal building under construction, October 2014

The airport opened as Seeb International Airport in 1973, replacing a smaller airfield located in Bayt al Falaj.[4] It has hosted Royal Air Force BAe Nimrods in the past, including for the 1991 Gulf War. These aircraft cooperated with the Royal Navy of Oman in the 'Magic Roundabout' exercise series.[5]

The base was used by a detachment of Vickers VC10 tankers from No. 101 Squadron RAF during the Gulf War training with Royal Air Force SEPECAT Jaguars.[6]

As of 1 February 2008, the airport's name has been changed from Seeb International Airport to Muscat International Airport.[7] A new 29-gate terminal is being built to replace the old terminal, bringing the airport's capacity to 12, 24 and 48 million annual passengers on conclusion of the first, second and third phases respectively.[8] The first phase is due to be completed, after long delays, in late 2016.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Oman Air Airbus A330-300s on the apron
Emirates Airbus A330-200 deboarding passengers
AirlinesDestinations
Air ArabiaRas al-Khaimah, Sharjah
Air BlueKarachi, Lahore
Air IndiaBangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai
Air India ExpressKochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram
Biman Bangladesh AirlinesChittagong, Dhaka
British AirwaysAbu Dhabi, London-Heathrow
Cham Wings Airlines Damascus[9]
Egypt AirCairo
Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa
EmiratesDubai-International
Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi
FlyDubaiDubai-Al Maktoum,[10] Dubai-International
Gulf AirBahrain
IndiGoMumbai
Iran Aseman AirlinesShiraz
Jet AirwaysDelhi (begins 22 March 2016),[11] Kochi, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram
Kish AirKish Island,[12] Shiraz [13]
KLMAbu Dhabi (begins 27 March 2016), Amsterdam, Doha (ends 26 March 2016)
Kuwait AirwaysKuwait
Oman AirAbu Dhabi, Amman-Queen Alia, Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beirut, Cairo, Chennai, Chittagong, Colombo, Dammam, Dar es Salaam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai-International, Frankfurt, Goa, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jaipur, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Khasab, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, Lucknow, Male, Manila, Medina, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Salalah, Singapore, Sohar, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Thiruvananthapuram, Zanzibar, Zürich
Pakistan International AirlinesGwadar, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Sialkot, Turbat
Qatar AirwaysDoha
Rotana JetAbu Dhabi[14]
SaudiaJeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Shaheen AirLahore, Peshawar, Sialkot, Karachi
SriLankan AirlinesColombo
SriLankan Airlines
operated by Mihin Lanka		Colombo
SpiceJetAhmedabad
Swiss International Air LinesDubai-International, Zürich
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Karachi
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul-Atatürk
United AirwaysChittagong, Dhaka

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Cargolux Hong Kong, Luxembourg
DHL Aviation Dubai-International
Martinair Cargo Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Sharjah, Singapore[15]
Oman Air Chennai , Luxembourg[16]

Statistics

Year Total passengers Total Freight including Mail in Tons Total Civil Aircraft movements
2014 8,709,505[17] N/A 82,085[18]
2013 8,310,927 120,040 81,244
2012 7,546,715 113,269 73,842
2011 6,479,860 98,780 68,696
2010 5,751,516 96,390 67,160
2009 4,556,502 64,419 55,330
2008 4,002,121 58,486 45,600
2007 4,220,429 77,292 45,655
2006 4,777,747 99,529 46,319

References

  1. ↑ "Pilot information for Muscat international Airport". Our Airports. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ https://www.omanairports.co.om/Page.aspx?MID=38&PGID=21
  3. ↑ http://www.bechtel.com/projects/oman-airport-expansion-muscat/
  4. ↑ "Airport History". Oman Airports Management Company. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Gp Capt Brian Burridge, Royal Air Force Nimrods in the Gulf
  6. ↑ "19 Years Over Iraq". The Official RAF Annual Review 2010 (Stamford: Key Publishing): 9. December 2010.
  7. ↑ https://www.omanairports.co.om/Page.aspx?MID=38&PGID=21
  8. ↑ http://www.bechtel.com/projects/oman-airport-expansion-muscat/
  9. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/250828/chamwings-arrives-in-oman/
  10. ↑ "flydubai to add new operations from DWC". flydubai. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jet Airways Adds Muscat Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ↑ http://financialtribune.com/articles/people-travel/23081/muscat-flights-kish-shiraz
  13. ↑ http://financialtribune.com/articles/people-travel/23081/muscat-flights-kish-shiraz
  14. ↑ "Rotana Jet moves base to Abu Dhabi International". thenational.ae. 27 October 2014.
  15. ↑ MP Cargo winter 2012 timetable
  16. ↑ . trasportoeuropa.it (Alleanza tra Cargolux e Oman Air nel cargo aereo)
  17. ↑
  18. ↑

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