The airports that have the longest runways in the world, because they are at altitude or the planes need more speed to be able to fly. And long runways to accommodate the largest planes or non-standard aircraft like the American space shuttle in Oman.
#1 Thumrait airport (Oman) / OACI OOTH/ IATA TTH
Altitude : 479 m = 1572 ft
Thumrait airport is located close to Thumrait, Thamarīt at 1 km↑, Ḩalūf at 35 km↑, Aş Şalālah al Jadīdah at 72 km↑, Salalah at 73 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār at 80 km↑, Mirbāţ at 103 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 4000 m = 13123 ft
- runway 17/35 : 4000 m = 13123 ft
-> Aviation weather, Thumrait airport VAC
#2 Muscat Seeb airport (Oman) / OACI OOMS/ IATA MCT
Altitude : 15 m = 49 ft
Muscat Seeb airport is located close to Muscat, Bawshar at 12 km↑, As Sib al Jadidah at 13 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Masqaţ at 26 km↑, Bidbid at 26 km↑, Mazra‘ Khuşayyin at 28 km↑, Muscat at 31 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 4000 m = 13123 ft
- runway 08L/26R : 4000 m = 13123 ft
- runway 08R/26L : 3584 m = 11759 ft
-> Aviation weather, Muscat Seeb airport VAC
#3 Sohar airport (Oman) / OACI OOSH/ IATA OHS
Altitude : 6 m = 20 ft
Sohar airport is located close to Sohar, Al Sohar at 13 km↑, Al Liwa at 18 km↑, Suhaylah at 29 km↑, Saham at 36 km↑, Shinas at 43 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at al Buraymī at 62 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 3993 m = 13100 ft
- runway 15/33 : 3993 m = 13100 ft
-> Aviation weather, Sohar airport VAC
#4 Salalah airport (Oman) / OACI OOSA/ IATA SLL
Altitude : 22 m = 72 ft
Salalah airport is located close to Salalah, Aş Şalālah al Jadīdah at 2.4 km↑, Salalah at 2.6 km↑, Ḩalūf at 38 km↑, Mirbāţ at 64 km↑, Thamarīt at 70 km↑, Hawf at 121 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 3342 m = 10965 ft
- runway 07/25 : 3342 m = 10965 ft
- runway 17/35 : 1279 m = 4196 ft
-> Aviation weather, Salalah airport VAC
#5 Masirah airport (Oman) / OACI OOMA/ IATA MSH
Altitude : 20 m = 66 ft
Masirah airport is located close to Masirah, Camp at 1.2 km↑, Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah at 151 km↑, Badiyah at 198 km↑, Sultanate of Oman at 200 km↑, Aflāj at 202 km↑, Al Qabil at 212 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 3050 m = 10007 ft
- runway 17/35 : 3050 m = 10007 ft
- runway 07/25 : 2574 m = 8445 ft
-> Aviation weather, Masirah airport VAC
#6 Marmul airport (Oman) / OACI OOMX/ IATA OMM
Altitude : 282 m = 925 ft
Marmul airport is located close to Marmul, Muḩāfaz̧at Z̧ufār at 121 km↑, Thamarīt at 132 km↑, Mirbāţ at 137 km↑, Ḩalūf at 155 km↑, Aş Şalālah al Jadīdah at 169 km↑, Salalah at 170 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 2632 m = 8635 ft
- runway 13/31 : 2632 m = 8635 ft
- runway 06/24 : 1762 m = 5781 ft
-> Aviation weather, Marmul airport VAC
#7 Khasab airport (Oman) / OACI OOKB/ IATA KHS
Altitude : 30 m = 98 ft
Khasab airport is located close to Khasab, ‘Ashub at 1 km↑, Khasab at 1.2 km↑, Dib Dibba at 3.4 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Musandam at 25 km↑, Ras el Khaïmah at 52 km↑, Diba at 61 km↑,
The longest runway measures : 2500 m = 8202 ft
- runway 01/19 : 2500 m = 8202 ft
-> Aviation weather, Khasab airport VAC
#8 Yibal airport (Oman) / OACI OOYB
Altitude : 106 m = 348 ft
Yibal airport is located close to Yibal Oilfield, Al Jibāl at 6.6 km↑, Minţaqat az̧ Z̧āhirah at 99 km↑, Mu‘ askar ‘Ibrī at 118 km↑, Ibri at 124 km↑, Adam at 154 km↑, Bahla at 156 km↑,
-> Aviation weather, Yibal airport VAC
#9 Buraimi airport (Oman) / OACI OOBR/ IATA RMB
Altitude : 296 m = 971 ft
Buraimi airport is located close to Buraimi, Aş Şa‘arah at 1 km↑, Al Buraymi at 1.4 km↑, Al Qīmī at 4 km↑, Al-Aïn at 6.2 km↑, Al Jaḩr at 20 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at al Buraymī at 36 km↑,
-> Aviation weather, Buraimi airport VAC
#10 Sur airport (Oman) / OACI OOSR/ IATA SUH
Altitude : 6 m = 20 ft
Sur airport is located close to Sur, Bilād aş Şūr at 2.2 km↑, Sur at 6 km↑, Badiyah at 71 km↑, Al Qabil at 81 km↑, Ibra at 99 km↑, Al Minţaqah ash Sharqīyah at 113 km↑,
-> Aviation weather, Sur airport VAC
#11 Saiq airport (Oman) / OACI OOSQ
#12 Rustag airport (Oman) / OACI OORQ/ IATA MNH
#13 Lekhwair airport (Oman) / OACI OOLK/ IATA LKW
#14 Ja'Aluni airport (Oman) / OACI OOJA/ IATA JNJ
#15 Izki airport (Oman) / OACI OOIZ
#16 Ibra airport (Oman) / OACI OOIA
#17 Haima airport (Oman) / OACI OOHA
#18 Ghaba Qarn Alam airport (Oman) / OACI OOGB/ IATA RNM
#19 Firq airport (Oman) / OACI OOFQ
#20 Fahud airport (Oman) / OACI OOFD/ IATA FAU
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