AirportsMuscat International Airport is a large airport serving Muscat/Seeb, in Masqat Governorate, Oman. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MCT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MCT
- ICAO code
- OOMS
- City
- Muscat/Seeb
- State or region
- Masqat Governorate
- Country
- Oman
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.6002° N, 58.2853° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (48 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,080 m (13,386 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MCT means Muscat International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OOMS. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.6002° N, 58.2853° E. It stands 15 metres (48 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Muscat, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Muscat International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,080 metres (13,386 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Oman on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 4,080 m 13,386 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Suhar International AirportSuhar | OHS | 190 km |
| Jask AirportBandar-e-Jask, Iran | JSK | 234 km |
| Fujairah International AirportFujairah, United Arab Emirates | FJR | 260 km |
| Al Ain International AirportAl Ain, United Arab Emirates | AAN | 282 km |
| Chabahar Konarak International AirportKonarak, Iran | ZBR | 295 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,955 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,590 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 347 km | 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,833 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,324 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,607 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,507 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,777 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,696 km | 14 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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