Dibba Airport is an airport serving
Dibba Al-Baya
Dibbā Al-Bayʿah ( ar, دِبَّا ٱلْبَيْعَة) is geographically part of the Dibba region that faces the Arabian Sea, and is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the south. It is a ''Wilayat'' in the ''Muhafazah'' of Musandam, Sult ...
, a city in the
Musandam Governorate
The Musandam Governorate ( ar, مُحَافَظَة مُسَنْدَم, Muḥāfaẓat Musandam) is a governorate of Oman. With the exception of the exclave of Madha, it is located on the Musandam Peninsula, which juts into the Strait of Hormuz, ...
of
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
. Dibba is a harbor city on the
Gulf of Oman
The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ar, خليج عمان ''khalīj ʿumān''; fa, دریای عمان ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ar, خلیج مکران ''khalīj makrān''; fa, دریای مکرا ...
, and is divided between Oman and
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
.
The airport is inland from the Gulf. There is mountainous terrain southwest through north, and distant hills southeast. Approach and departure may cross into Emirates airspace.
The Ras Al Khaima
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the slan ...
(Ident: RAV) is located west of the airport.
See also
*
Transport in Oman This article is about transport in Oman.
Highways
''total:''
62,240 km
''paved:''
29,685 km (including 1943 km of expressways)
''unpaved:''
30,545 km (2012)
Oman has two expressway grade highways, with the first 8 lane express ...
*
List of airports in Oman
This is a list of airports in Oman, grouped by type and sorted by location.
__TOC__ Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
See also
* Transport in Oman
* List of airports ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Dibba*
Airports in Oman
Musandam Governorate
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