Khasab Airport
Khasab Airport مطار خصب | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khasab, Oman | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°10′15″N 56°14′26″E / 26.17083°N 56.24056°E | ||||||||||
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KHS Location of Airport in Oman KHS KHS (Persian Gulf) KHS KHS (Middle East) KHS KHS (Asia) | |||||||||||
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| Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
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.[3]
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 270 metres (890 ft) displaced threshold.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for OOKB - World Aero Data
- ^ Airport information for Khasab Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Oman Air: Contact Us: Oman: Khasab Airport Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 Aug 2009.
- ^ "MSN 813 — Twin Otter World Database". Twin Otter World Database. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
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