Duqm Airport

Duqm Airport (IATA: DQM, ICAO: OODQ) is an airport serving the Arabian Sea port of Duqm in the Al Wusta Region of Oman.

Duqm International Airport

مطار الدقم
Main building of Duqm Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorOman Airports Management Company S.A.O.C.
ServesDuqm, Oman
Elevation AMSL364 ft / 111 m
Coordinates19°30′00″N 57°38′35″E
Websitehttps://www.duqmairport.co.om
Map
DQM is located in Oman
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Location of the airport in Oman
DQM is located in Indian Ocean
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DQM is located in Middle East
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DQM is located in West and Central Asia
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DQM is located in Asia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

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]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Duqm Jaaluni Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Duqm International Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "Duqm International Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "Oman Air to inaugurate Duqm Jaaluni airport's operations". ch-aviation.com.
  5. "Duqm Airport new terminal to open soon". omanobserver.com.
  6. "Duqm Airport set to launch operations from new facility". timesofoman.com.
  7. "Duqm Airport facitilies". Ventures on Site. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "Duqm runway". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. "SalamAir Adds Masirah / Namangan Service From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. "Salam Air to operate six weekly flights between Muscat and Duqm". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 September 2022.


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