Duqm Airport

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Duqm International Airport

مطار الدقم
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Main building of Duqm Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOman Airports Management Company S.A.O.C.
Serves Duqm, Oman
Elevation  AMSL 364 ft / 111 m
Coordinates 19°30′00″N57°38′35″E / 19.50000°N 57.64306°E / 19.50000; 57.64306
Website https://www.duqmairport.co.om
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Duqm Airport( IATA : DQM, ICAO : OODQ) is an airport serving the Arabian Sea port of Duqm in the Al Wusta Region of Oman.

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Duqm Airport kicked off its operations, on July 23, 2014, to serve passengers between Duqm and Muscat through a temporary building. [4] However, on September 17, 2018, the passenger terminal, which can accommodate 500,000 passengers annually, started its operations.. with area size of 8,660 sq. ft. and passenger terminal with two jet bridges . [5] [6]

The airport includes the cargo building with a capacity of 25,000 tonnes annually, with the possibility of expanding it according based on future demand. The airport also has a runway of 4 kilometres long and 75 metres with connecting corridors and aircraft parking slots.

The airport is 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of the town. The runway length does not include 120 metres (390 ft) displaced thresholds on each end. There is a VOR on the field. [7] [8]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DQM airport. See Wikidata query.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Oman Air Muscat
SalamAir Masirah, [9] Muscat [10]

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