Suhar International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Suhar, Al Batinah Governorate (Oman)

IATA: OHS ICAO: OOSH

Longest Active Runway

13,173 ft

4,015 meters

Field Elevation

20 ft

6 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

24.3860°, 56.6254°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#48 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#88 of 7558

Top 1.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Oman)

#2 of 4 in OM

#2 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 OHS in numbers: 13,173 ft longest runway · #48 of 650 published · #88 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.2%) · #2 in Oman.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

OHS lies at 6 m (20 ft), #587 of 650 published airports by elevation and 9.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 41 ft below the Oman median (61 ft, 4 airports); DQM is highest at 364 ft, 344 ft higher than OHS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

6 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 6 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Fujairah International Airport (FJR), 46.3 NM, 10,007 ft. Next: AAN 56.1 NM, RKT 82.6 NM, SHJ 82.7 NM. DWC has the radius's longest runway, 1,591 ft more than OHS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,173 ft (4,015 m)

OHS runway: 15/33 13,173 × 194 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 4 in Oman; MCT leads by 213 ft (13,386 ft). +31.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	13,173 ft (4015 m / 4.015 km)	194 ft (59m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Fujairah International Airport (Fujairah)	`FJR`	46.3 NM (85.7 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted
Al Ain International Airport (Al Ain)	`AAN`	56.1 NM (103.9 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ras Al Khaimah)	`RKT`	82.6 NM (153 km)	12,336 ft	✅ Lighted
Sharjah International Airport (Sharjah)	`SHJ`	82.7 NM (153.2 km)	13,320 ft	✅ Lighted
Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai(Jebel Ali))	`DWC`	85.5 NM (158.3 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted
Dubai International Airport (Dubai)	`DXB`	85.8 NM (158.9 km)	14,590 ft	✅ Lighted

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