Khasab Airport ( ar, مطار خصب) is an airport serving
Khasab
Khasab ( ar, خَصَب, Ḫaṣab) is a city and local capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the "Norw ...
, a harbor city in
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 ...
and capital of 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 Hormu ...
(''
muhafazah
A ' ( ; ) is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to "governorate", and occasionally to "province". It comes from the Arabic roo ...
''). The harbor opens onto the
Strait of Hormuz.
Oman Air: Contact Us: Oman: Khasab Airport
. Retrieved 22 Aug 2009.
The airport lies in a valley between two close mountain ridges. Another ridge lies just off the departure end of Runway 19. Runway 19 has a displaced threshold.
Airlines and destinations
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
SkyVector - Khasab Airport
*
Airports in Oman
Musandam Governorate
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