Muscat International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Muscat/Seeb, Masqat Governorate (Oman)

IATA: MCT ICAO: OOMS

Longest Active Runway

13,386 ft

4,080 meters

Field Elevation

48 ft

15 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

23.6002°, 58.2853°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#43 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#78 of 7558

Top 1.0% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Oman)

#1 of 4 in OM

#1 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+33.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MCT in numbers: 13,386 ft longest runway · #43 of 650 published · #78 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.0%) · #1 in Oman.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MCT lies at 15 m (48 ft), #517 of 650 published airports by elevation and 18.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 13 ft below the Oman median (61 ft, 4 airports); DQM is highest at 364 ft, 316 ft higher than MCT.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MCT. Nearest published airport: Suhar International Airport (OHS), 103 NM, 13,173 ft (213 ft shorter than MCT); 11 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,386 ft (4,080 m)

MCT runways: 08R/26L 13,386 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 08L/26R 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 4 in Oman; 213 ft ahead of OHS (13,173 ft). +33.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08R/26L	13,386 ft (4080 m / 4.080 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08L/26R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →