RAFO Masirah

RAFO Masirah
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorGen. Hussain Al Zadjali
LocationMasirah, Oman
Elevation AMSL68 ft (21 m)
Coordinates20°40′31″N 058°53′25″E / 20.67528°N 58.89028°E / 20.67528; 58.89028
Map
Masirah is located in Oman
Masirah
Masirah
Location of airport in Oman
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,574 8,446 Asphalt
17/35 3,050 10,005 Asphalt
Sources:

RAFO Masirah (IATA: MSH, ICAO: OOMA) is a military airport located on the island of Masirah in Oman.

Facilities

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 and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
SalamAir Duqm, Muscat

Accidents and Incidents

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for OOMA[link removed] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ "Airport information for MSH". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Hateley, R K (1992). Locomotives of the Ministry of Defence. 47, Waverley Gardens, London, NW10 7EE: Industrial Railway Society. p. 121. ISBN 9780901096715.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ "SalamAir Adds Masirah / Namangan Service From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident BAE Hawk 166, Sunday 1 April 2018". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2025-12-22.