Salalah International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Salalah, Dhofar Governorate (Oman)

IATA: SLL ICAO: OOSA

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

73 ft

22 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

17.0387°, 54.0913°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#128 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Oman)

tied #3 of 4 in OM

same length as DQM · #5 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SLL in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #128 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · tied #3 in Oman.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SLL lies at 22 m (73 ft), #474 of 650 published airports by elevation and 23.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 12 ft above the Oman median (61 ft, 4 airports); DQM is highest at 364 ft, 291 ft higher than SLL.

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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 SLL. Nearest published airport: Duqm International Airport (DQM), 250 NM, 13,123 ft (same length); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

SLL runway: 07/25 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #3 of 4 in Oman with DQM at 13,123 ft; MCT leads by 263 ft (13,386 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17/35	4,196 ft (1279 m / 1.279 km)	59 ft (18m)	`Gravel (GRE)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

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