RAFO Masirah | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Gen. Hussain Al Zadjali | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Masirah, Oman | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 68 ft (21 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°40′31″N 058°53′25″E / 20.67528°N 58.89028°E | ||||||||||||||
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RAFO Masirah (IATA: MSH, ICAO: OOMA) is a military airport located on the island of Masirah in Oman.
The airport resides at an elevation of 64 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 07/25 measuring 2,574 by 45 metres (8,445 ft × 148 ft) and 17/35 measuring 3,050 by 45 metres (10,007 ft × 148 ft).
In the 1950s, it also included a 2 ft 0in Gauge railway.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SalamAir | Duqm, Muscat |
On April 1, 2018, a BAE Hawk Mk 166 crashed on landing, killing the student pilot and one person in the ground, only the flight instructor survived with serious injuries.
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