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The Royal Flight of Oman (RFO) is the VIP air transport capability embedded within the Sultan of Oman's Royal Household.the Royal Flight is a non-military organisation and part of the Diwan of Royal Court Affairs; it is not part of the
The Royal Flight of Oman (RFO) is the VIP air transport capability embedded within the Sultan of Oman's Royal Household.the Royal Flight is a non-military organisation and part of the Diwan of Royal Court Affairs; it is not part of the Royal Guard of Oman
The Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) (Arabic: الحرس السلطاني العماني) is the royal guard of the Sultan of Oman. It is a separate service within the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and although equipped to carry out land defense opera ...
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The RFO was formed in 1974 and started with a few fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft were added in 1975.
The RFO has its own staff housing and welfare complex (including a club and an international school) on Al Matar Street near Muscat International Airport.
Bases
The RFO has one permanent operating base and a secondary base: *Muscat International Airport
Muscat International Airport , formerly Seeb International Airport, is the main international airport in Oman and is located in Seeb, 32 km from the old city and capital Muscat within the Muscat metropolitan area. The airport serves as th ...
- in a segregated and separately secured VIP terminal and hangar area
* Salalah International Airport - is used regularly and there is a segregated and separately secured VIP terminal supporting RFO activities.
RFO aircraft will also make use of Omani regional airports and RAFO airbases as necessary.
Current inventory
The RFO operates the following aircraft types: Fixed wing aircraft in the RFO's fleet are normally painted all over white, with a mid-fuselage red and green cheatline. The tail fin carries the national flag of the Sultanate of Oman. The only script painted on the fuselage is in Arabic and the aircraft are named after places in the Sultanate. The RFO's C-130 transport aircraft and its helicopters are painted in a desert camouflage scheme.See also
* HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said *Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
The Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لسلطان عمان, transliterated: ''al-Quwāt ul-Musallaḥatu lis-Sulṭān 'Umān'') are the Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman, Sultan's S ...
* Airbus
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* Airbus Helicopters
* Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
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References
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