Khasab Airport

Khasab Airport
مطار خصب
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorOman Air
ServesKhasab, Oman
Elevation AMSL100 ft (30 m)
Coordinates26°10′15″N 56°14′26″E / 26.17083°N 56.24056°E / 26.17083; 56.24056
Map
KHS is located in Oman
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Location of Airport in Oman
KHS is located in Persian Gulf
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KHS (Persian Gulf)
KHS is located in Middle East
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KHS (Middle East)
KHS is located in Asia
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KHS (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: WAD GCM
Photo of the control tower at the Khasab Airport

Khasab Airport (Arabic: مطار خصب) (IATA: KHS, ICAO: OOKB) is an airport serving Khasab, a harbor city in Oman and capital of the Musandam Governorate. The harbor opens onto the Strait of Hormuz.

The airport lies in a valley between two close mountain ridges. Another ridge lies just off the departure end of Runway 19, which has a 270 metres (890 ft) displaced threshold.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Oman Air Muscat

Accidents and incidents

On 5 December 1991, A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Oman Aviation had a failed nose gear on landing which resulted in the aircraft veering off the runway.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for OOKB[link removed] - World Aero Data
  2. ↑ "Airport information for Khasab Airport" – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Oman Air: Contact Us: Oman: Khasab Airport Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 Aug 2009.
  4. ↑ "Flight to some GCC cities from Muscat set to resume". Oman Observer. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.