Duqm Airport
{{Short description|Airport serving Duqm, Oman}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Duqm International Airport
| nativename =
| nativename-a = {{lang|ar|مطار الدقم}}
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| image = Duqm Airport.jpg
| image-width = 220px
| caption = Main building of Duqm Airport
| IATA = DQM
| ICAO = OODQ
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Oman Airports Management Company S.A.O.C.
| location =
| metric-elev =
| elevation-f = 364
| coordinates = {{coord|19|30|00|N|57|38|35|E|type:airport_region:OM-WU|display=inline,title}}
| website = https://www.duqmairport.co.om
| pushpin_map = #Oman#Indian Ocean#Middle East#West Asia#Asia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Oman
| pushpin_label = DQM
| pushpin_label_position = top
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-m = 4000
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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| footnotes = GCM,{{GCM|DQM|Duqm Jaaluni Airport}} Google Maps,{{cite web |title=Duqm International Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@19.4978892,57.6430832,7744m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |accessdate=4 February 2019}} SkyVector{{cite web |title=Duqm International Airport |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/OODQ/Duqm-Airport |website=Google Maps |publisher=Google |accessdate=4 February 2019}}
}}
Duqm Airport {{airport codes|DQM|OODQ}} is an airport serving the Arabian Sea port of Duqm in the Al Wusta Region of Oman.
Duqm Airport kicked off its operations on July 23, 2014, to serve passengers between Duqm and Muscat through a temporary building.{{cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/29777-oman-air-to-inaugurate-duqm-jaaluni-airports-operations|title=Oman Air to inaugurate Duqm Jaaluni airport's operations |publisher=ch-aviation.com}} On September 17, 2018, the passenger terminal, which can accommodate 500,000 passengers annually, started its operations with an area of 8,660 sq. ft. and passenger terminal with two jet bridges.{{cite web |url=http://www.omanobserver.om/duqm-airport-new-terminal-to-open-soon/|title=Duqm Airport new terminal to open soon|publisher=omanobserver.com}}{{cite web |url=https://beta.timesofoman.com/article/138715/Oman/Duqm-Airport-set-to-launch-operations-from-new-facility/|title=Duqm Airport set to launch operations from new facility |publisher=timesofoman.com}}
The airport includes a cargo building with a capacity of 25,000 tonnes annually, with the possibility of expanding it according to 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 {{convert|19|km}} south of the town. The runway length does not include {{convert|120|m}} displaced thresholds on each end. There is a VOR on the field.{{cite web |title=Duqm Airport facitilies |url=https://www.venturesonsite.com/news/oman-to-officially-launch-its-fourth-regional-airport-at-duqm |website=Ventures on Site |accessdate=4 February 2019}}{{cite web |title=Duqm runway |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@19.4808948,57.6230021,1152m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |accessdate=4 February 2019}}
Statistics
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Airlines and destinations
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|SalamAir |Masirah,{{cite web |title=SalamAir Adds Masirah / Namangan Service From Nov 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221026-ovnov22 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=26 October 2022}} Muscat{{cite web|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/121742-salam-air-to-operate-six-weekly-flights-between-muscat-and-duqm|title=Salam Air to operate six weekly flights between Muscat and Duqm|website=Times of Oman|access-date=27 September 2022}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/19.4964/57.6429 OpenStreetMap - Al Duqm International Airport]
- [http://ourairports.com/airports/OM-0003/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Duqm International Airport]
- [http://www.omanairports.com/ Oman airports official web site]
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Category:Al Wusta Governorate (Oman)
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