Muscat International Airport

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Muscat International Airport
مطار مسقط الدولي
Amouage-Aéroport international de Mascate 2013 (3).jpg
IATA: MCT – ICAO: OOMS
MCT is located in Oman
MCT
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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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 22,876,234 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). Oman Air, the national carrier of Oman is based at Muscat International Airport.

History

Arrivals area of the terminal
Interior of the terminal
New terminal building under construction

The airport opened as Seeb International Airport in 1973, replacing a smaller airfield located in Bayt al Falaj.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

As of 1 February 2008, the airport's name has been changed from Seeb International Airport to Muscat International Airport.[6]

Terminal Infrastructure

The airport currently has one terminal which will be replaced upon completion of the new terminal, expected to be in late 2016. This new 29-gate terminal will initially bring the airport's capacity up to 12 million passengers a year upon completion of the first phase.[7] Subsequent enlargements under second and third phases will increase the airport capacity to 24 and 48 million annual passengers respectively.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Oman Air Airbus A330-300s on the apron
Emirates Airbus A330-200 deboarding passengers
Airlines Destinations
Air Arabia Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah
Air Blue Karachi, Lahore
Air India Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai
Air India Express Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Thiruvananthapuram
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Chittagong, Dhaka
British Airways Abu Dhabi (ends 29 October 2016),[9] London-Heathrow
Caspian Airlines Tehran-Imam Khomeini[10]
Cham Wings Airlines Damascus[11]
Egypt Air Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Emirates Dubai-International
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
flydubai Dubai-Al Maktoum,[12] Dubai-International
Gulf Air Bahrain
IndiGo Kochi (begins 21 June 2016),[13] Mumbai
Iran Aseman Airlines Shiraz
Jet Airways Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram
Kish Air Kish Island,[14] Shiraz[15]
KLM Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam
Kuwait Airways Kuwait
Mihin Lanka Colombo
Oman Air Abu Dhabi, Amman-Queen Alia, Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beirut, Cairo, Chennai, Chittagong, Colombo, Dammam, Dar es Salaam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai-International, Frankfurt, Goa, Guangzhou (begins 18 September 2016),[16] Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jaipur, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Khasab, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, Lucknow, Manila, Medina, Manchester (begins 1 April 2017),[17] Mashhad (begins 1 June 2016), Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Salalah, Singapore, Sohar, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Thiruvananthapuram, Zanzibar, Zürich
Pakistan International Airlines Gwadar, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Sialkot, Turbat
Qatar Airways Doha
Regent Airways Chittagong, Dhaka[18]
Rotana Jet Abu Dhabi[19]
Saudia Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Shaheen Air Lahore, Peshawar, Sialkot, Karachi
SpiceJet Ahmedabad
Swiss International Air Lines Dubai-International, Zürich
Thai AirAsia X Bangkok-Don Mueang (begins 28 June 2016)[20]
Thai Airways Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Karachi
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Cargolux Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Mumbai
DHL Aviation Dubai-International
Martinair Cargo Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Sharjah, Singapore[21]
Oman Air Chennai , Luxembourg[22]

Statistics

Year Total passengers Total Freight including Mail in Tons Total Civil Aircraft movements
2015 10,314,449[23] N/A 94,920[24]
2014 8,709,505[25] N/A 82,085[26]
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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ https://www.omanairports.co.om/Page.aspx?MID=38&PGID=21
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Gp Capt Brian Burridge, Royal Air Force Nimrods in the Gulf
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ https://www.omanairports.co.om/Page.aspx?MID=38&PGID=21
  7. ↑ http://www.bechtel.com/projects/oman-airport-expansion-muscat/
  8. ↑ http://www.bechtel.com/projects/oman-airport-expansion-muscat/
  9. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/266987/british-airways-enhances-its-gulf-drive/
  10. ↑ https://omanairports.co.om/News/Muscat-International-Airport-receives-first-Caspian-and-Kish-Airline-flights-news--62
  11. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/250828/chamwings-arrives-in-oman/
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ http://financialtribune.com/articles/people-travel/23081/muscat-flights-kish-shiraz
  15. ↑ http://financialtribune.com/articles/people-travel/23081/muscat-flights-kish-shiraz
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/267029/oman-air-plans-to-add-manchester-to-european-network/
  18. ↑ http://omanobserver.om/bangladeshs-regent-airways-to-launch-oman-route-on-april-7/
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ MP Cargo winter 2012 timetable
  22. ↑ [1]. trasportoeuropa.it (Alleanza tra Cargolux e Oman Air nel cargo aereo)
  23. ↑ [2]
  24. ↑ [3]
  25. ↑ [4]
  26. ↑ [5]

External links

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