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{{Short description|Airport in Oman}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Salalah International Airport
| name = Salalah International Airport
| image = SLLLogo.png
| nativename = مطار صلالة
| image = واجهة.jpg
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| IATA = SLL
| ICAO = OOSA
| ICAO = OOSA
| pushpin_map = Oman
| pushpin_map = Oman
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Airport in Oman
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Oman
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| pushpin_label = '''SLL'''
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| type = Civil / Public
| type = Public
| owner = Government
| owner = Government
| operator = OAMC
| operator = OAMC
| city-served = [[Dhofar|Dhofar Province]]/City of Salalah
| city-served = [[Salalah]], [[Oman]]
| focus_city = <div>
| hub = [[Oman Air]]
[[SalamAir]]
*[[Oman Air]]
*[[Salam Air]]</div>
| location = [[Salalah]], Oman
| location = Ar Rubat Street (13.9 km from [[Salalah]] City)
| elevation-f = 73
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| footnotes = Source: GCM<ref>{{GCM|OOSA}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>{{cite web |title=Salalah International Airport |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@17.03669,54.08664,9007m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |accessdate=31 January 2019}}</ref>
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'''Salalah International Airport''' ([[IATA]]:'''SLL''', [[ICAO]]:'''OOSA''') is the [[Sultanate]] of [[Oman]]'s secondary [[international airport]] after [[Muscat International Airport]]. It is located on the Salalah coastal plain in the [[Dhofar Governorate]], {{convert|5.5|km|mi}} northeast of [[Salalah]]'s city centre. The airport features flights to regional destinations as well as a few intercontinental charter services from [[Europe]].
'''Salalah International Airport''' {{airport codes|SLL|OOSA}} is the [[Oman|Sultanate of Oman]]'s secondary [[international airport]] after [[Muscat International Airport]]. It is located on the Salalah coastal plain in the [[Dhofar Governorate]], {{convert|5.5|km|mi}} northeast of [[Salalah]]'s city centre. The airport features flights to regional destinations as well as a few intercontinental charter services from [[Europe]]. The airport recently won the [[Skytrax]] 5-Star Regional Airport Rating for its excellence in management and service.


==History==
==History==
===Early years===
===Early years===
[[File:Oman. Dhofar 1972 (8626836339).jpg|thumb|left|Airfield defences at RAF Salalah in 1972 during the [[Dhofar War]].]]
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Salalah Airport opened in 1977. Initially, it only handled domestic flights from Muscat and a few chartered flights. [[Oman Air|Oman Air Services]] (OAS) began services to Salalah in 1982 and the inaugural flight of [[Oman Air]] arrived from Muscat in April 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omanair.com/uk/about-us/corporate-information/history |title=History |publisher=Oman Air |date= |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> The airport was earlier primarily used as a military airfield by the Royal Air Force (RAF Salalah) and latterly, co-located with the civilian airport, by the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO Salalah).
An airfield was established at Salalah in 1935 by the British [[Royal Air Force]] for operations in support of the [[Sultan of Oman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/online-exhibitions/an-enduring-relationship-a-history/royal-air-force-operations-in-oman.aspx |title=Royal Air Force Operations in Oman, 1918-1939 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.rafmuseum.org.uk |publisher=Royal Air Force Museum |access-date=14 May 2020 }}</ref> Aircraft based there operated during the [[Jebel Akhdar War]] between 1954 and 1957, and the [[Dhofar War]] between 1962 and 1976. The British presence at RAF Salalah ended in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/online-exhibitions/an-enduring-relationship-a-history/oman-and-the-cold-war.aspx |title=Oman and the Cold War |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.rafmuseum.org.uk |publisher=Royal Air Force Museum |access-date=14 May 2020 }}</ref>
[[File:Salalah Old Airport.jpg|thumb|right|The original civilian buildings at Salalah Airport.]]
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Salalah Airport opened as a civilian facility in 1977. Initially, it only handled domestic flights from Muscat and a few chartered flights to UAE or Qatar. [[Oman Air|Oman Air Services]] (OAS) began services to Salalah in 1982 and the inaugural flight of [[Oman Air]] arrived from Muscat in April 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omanair.com/uk/about-us/corporate-information/history |title=History |publisher=Oman Air |date= |accessdate=2015-03-02 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119092616/https://www.omanair.com/uk/about-us/corporate-information/history |url-status=dead }}</ref> Co-located with the civilian airport is a military [[airbase]] of the [[Royal Air Force of Oman]] called RAFO Salalah.


In 2003, the Salalah airport got the status of an international airport. Oman Air began scheduled services to Dubai from Salalah in 2003, leading to increased passenger traffic while other Gulf carriers operated flights only during the Khareef season. The following year, [[Air India]] commenced operations to [[Kozhikode]] and then to Cochin, making it the first airline to operate non-seasonal international flights to Salalah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omanairports.com/salalah_airhistory.asp |title=Your Gateway to Oman |publisher=Omanairports.com |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> Since 2003, the airport experienced increases in passenger traffic and civilian aircraft traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omanairports.co.om/Page.aspx?PGID=34&Tab=business&Salalah=True |title=Oman Airports |publisher=Oman Airports |date= |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> The area is a popular [[tourist destination]] for both local citizens and foreigners, especially from July to September when the Asian monsoon touches the region commencing the start of the Khareef season, making it an unusually attractive location within the normally [[arid]] [[Gulf region]].
In 2003, Salalah Airport got the status of an international airport. Oman Air began scheduled services to Dubai from Salalah in 2003, leading to increased passenger traffic while other Gulf carriers operated flights only during the Khareef season. The following year, [[Air India]] commenced operations to [[Kozhikode]] and then to Cochin, making it the first airline to operate non-seasonal international flights to Salalah.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omanairports.com/salalah_airhistory.asp |title=Your Gateway to Oman |publisher=Omanairports.com |access-date=2015-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902045547/http://www.omanairports.com/salalah_airhistory.asp |archive-date=2 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Since 2003, the airport experienced increases in passenger traffic and civilian aircraft traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omanairports.co.om/Page.aspx?PGID=34&Tab=business&Salalah=True |title=Oman Airports |publisher=Oman Airports |date= |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> The area is a popular [[tourist destination]] for both local citizens and foreigners, especially from July to September when the Asian monsoon touches the region commencing the start of the Khareef season, making it an unusually attractive location within the normally [[arid]] [[Gulf region]]. Currently is considered the second most important airport in the country.


===Development since the 2000s===
===Development since the 2000s===
In 2011 planning and construction began for the new state-of-the-art Salalah International Airport. The move was made by the Ministry of Transport and Communication to further boost the city's tourism sector as well as to cater to the growing amount of passengers flying to-and-from the city. Deals were signed with more than 20 different construction companies<ref name="main.omanobserver.om">{{cite web|url=http://main.omanobserver.om/node/89106 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506104452/http://main.omanobserver.om/node/89106 |archivedate=6 May 2012 }}</ref> to complete the International Airport in deals worth $854 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-18950-muscat-airport-terminal-ready-by-end-of-2013/ |title=Muscat Airport terminal ready by end of 2013 |publisher=ConstructionWeekOnline.com |date=2012-10-09 |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> [[COWI A/S]]-[[Henning Larsen Architects|Larsen]] Joint Venture had been the main consultant on the project, which was later taken over by HILL INTERNATIONAL LLC.<ref>http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/RailwaysRoadsandAirports/Airports/Pages/salalah-international-airport-oman.aspx</ref>
In 2011, planning and construction began for the new state-of-the-art Salalah Airport. The move was made by the Ministry of Transport and Communication to further boost the city's tourism sector as well as to cater to the growing number of passengers flying to-and-from the city. Deals were signed with more than 20 different construction companies<ref name="main.omanobserver.om">{{cite web|url=http://main.omanobserver.om/node/89106 |title=New Salalah airport to handle 2 million passengers |access-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506104452/http://main.omanobserver.om/node/89106 |archive-date=6 May 2012 }}</ref> to complete the International Airport in deals worth $854 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-18950-muscat-airport-terminal-ready-by-end-of-2013/ |title=Muscat Airport terminal ready by end of 2013 |publisher=ConstructionWeekOnline.com |date=2012-10-09 |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> [[COWI A/S]]-[[Henning Larsen Architects|Larsen]] Joint Venture had been the main consultant on the project, which was later taken over by HILL INTERNATIONAL LLC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/RailwaysRoadsandAirports/Airports/Pages/salalah-international-airport-oman.aspx |title=COWI - Salalah International Airport, Oman |access-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524024417/http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/RailwaysRoadsandAirports/Airports/Pages/salalah-international-airport-oman.aspx |archive-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


The Salalah International Airport is planned to cater to 1 million passengers in the first phase. Also the construction of a second, 4-km runway is scheduled for the new airport.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/RailwaysRoadsandAirports/Airports/Pages/salalah-international-airport-oman.aspx |title=Salalah International Airport, Oman |publisher=COWI |date= |accessdate=2015-03-02}}</ref> The airport's current [[runway]] will also be expanded to cater to the largest of aircraft, as well as the construction of a new parallel [[taxiway]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.larsen.co.om/sia.html |accessdate=11 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319022744/http://www.larsen.co.om/sia.html |archivedate=19 March 2011 }}</ref> The international airport will also feature a 65,000 sqm passenger terminal building with car parking for up to 3,000 vehicles and a 57-meter high [[Air Traffic Control|ATC Tower]] .<ref name="main.omanobserver.om"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/>
The Salalah Airport is planned to cater to one million passengers in the first phase. Also the construction of a second, 4-km runway is scheduled for the new airport.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/RailwaysRoadsandAirports/Airports/Pages/salalah-international-airport-oman.aspx |title=Salalah Airport, Oman |publisher=COWI |date= |access-date=2015-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524024417/http://www.cowi.com/menu/project/RailwaysRoadsandAirports/Airports/Pages/salalah-international-airport-oman.aspx |archive-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The airport's current [[runway]] will also be expanded to cater to the largest of aircraft, as well as the construction of a new parallel [[taxiway]] to the north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.larsen.co.om/sia.html |access-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319022744/http://www.larsen.co.om/sia.html |title=Salalah International Airport, Salalah|archive-date=19 March 2011 }}</ref> The international airport will also feature a 65,000 sqm passenger terminal building with car parking for up to 3,000 vehicles and a 57-meter high [[Air Traffic Control|ATC Tower]].<ref name="main.omanobserver.om"/><ref name="autogenerated1"/>


Design of the airport takes into account future development projects and allows expansion to cater for up to 6 million passengers per year, if required.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.aspx?detail=13902 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101233854/http://timesofoman.com/innercat.aspx?detail=13902 |archivedate=1 November 2012 }}</ref>
Design of the airport takes into account future development projects and allows expansion to cater for up to six million passengers per year, if required.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.aspx?detail=13902 |access-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101233854/http://timesofoman.com/innercat.aspx?detail=13902 |title= Oman's airports offer opportunities |archive-date=1 November 2012 }}</ref>


The new Salalah international airport commenced operations in June 2015, with an Oman Air flight from Muscat becoming the first airline to arrive at the new airport. However the new airport was officially opened in November 2015. The old Airport situated to South of the new one has since been transformed into a Domestic and Emergency Airport.
The new Salalah airport commenced operations in June 2015, with an Oman Air flight from Muscat becoming the first airline to arrive at the new airport. However, the new airport was officially opened in November 2015. The old airport situated to the south of the new one has since been transformed into a domestic and emergency airport.


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The new international airport has been marked as having more extraordinary facilities than the old airport. A new Duty Free service has been started by a private company in association with the OAMC. Many Food counters has been servicing since its opening. [[Oman Air]] placed a new lounge opposite to the airside and gates in the new terminal for Business Class & First Class passengers and Economy Class passengers with Gold and Silver Sinbad Service Card holders. The airport has a rating from passengers that it is providing a good lounge and Duty Free services. The new airport is having 4 aerobridges with air conditioning facility. It is expected that the new terminal will help to boost not only city's tourism but the local and international passenger movement.
The new international airport has been marked as having more extraordinary facilities than the old airport. A new Duty Free service has been started by a private company in association with the OAMC. Many food counters have been providing services since its opening. [[Oman Air]] placed a new lounge opposite to the airside and gates in the new terminal for Business Class, First Class, and Economy Class passengers who are Gold and Silver Sinbad Service Card holders. The airport has a rating from passengers that it is providing an effective lounge and Duty-Free services. The new airport has four aerobridges with an air conditioning facility. It is expected that the new terminal will help to boost not only the city's tourism but also the local and international passenger movement.


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==

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| [[Air Arabia]]| [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/air-arabia-abu-dhabi-introduces-flights-to-salalah#arContent|title=AACO &#124; Air Arabia Abu Dhabi introduces flights to Salalah}}</ref> [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]
| [[Air Arabia]]| [[Sharjah Airport|Sharjah]]
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| [[Air India Express]]| [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]], [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]]
| [[Air India Express]]| [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/air-india-express-to-resume-cochin-salalah-service-from-apr-2023-1192202|title=Air India Express to resume Cochin-Salalah service from Apr-2023|work=CAPA|accessdate=21 March 2023}}</ref> [[Calicut International Airport|Kozhikode]], [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport|Thiruvananthapuram]]

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| [[Belavia]] | [[Minsk International Airport|Minsk]] (from 27 February)
| [[Alitalia]]| '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Milan-Malpensa]]

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| [[Centrum Air]] | [[Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Centrum Air Adds Tashkent – Salalah Schedule From late-Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241009-c6nw24sll |access-date=10 October 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=10 October 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
| [[Blue Panorama Airlines]]| '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Milan-Malpensa]]
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| [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]] (begins 25 February 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240623-wknw24mena | title=Edelweiss Air NW24 MENA Network Expansion }}</ref>
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| [[flydubai]]| [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai-International]]
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|[[Etihad Airways]]|'''Seasonal:''' [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]{{cn|date=August 2024}}
| [[Oman Air]]| [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai-International]], [[Kozhikode International Airport|Kozhikode]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Extra Oman Air flight from Salalah to Calicut in Kerala|url=timesofoman.com/article/105200/Oman/Transport/Extra-Oman-Air-flight-from-Salalah-to-Calicut-in-Kerala-India|website=Times of Oman|accessdate=20 March 2017}}</ref> [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]
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| [[flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]
| [[Pakistan International Airlines]]| [[Benazir Bhutto International Airport|Islamabad]], [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Sialkot International Airport|Sialkot]]
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| [[flynas]]| '''Seasonal:''' [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=flynas S20 Network Expansion |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289864/flynas-s20-network-expansion/ |website=Routesonline |accessdate=26 February 2020}}</ref>
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| [[Qatar Airways]]| [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]
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| [[Rotana Jet]]| [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]
|[[Gulf Air]]|'''Seasonal:''' [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]{{cn|date=August 2024}}
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|[[Jazeera Airways]]|'''Seasonal:''' [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2022/03/07/jazeera-airways-to-begin-operations-to-salalah/ |title=Jazeera Airways to begin operations to Salalah - The Arabian Stories News |publisher=Thearabianstories.com |date=2022-03-07 |accessdate=2022-05-30}}</ref>
| [[SalamAir]]| [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]] <br> '''Seasonal:'''[[Ta'if Regional Airport|Taif]], [[Sohar Airport|Sohar]] (begins 28 June 2017)
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|[[Kuwait Airways]]| '''Seasonal:''' [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]]<ref name="KU">{{cite web |last1=Casey |first1=David |title=Manchester, Madrid and Moscow Among Kuwait Airways' Network Additions |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297473/manchester-madrid-and-moscow-among-kuwait-airways-network-additions/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
| [[Small Planet Airlines (Poland)|Small Planet Airlines Poland]]| '''Charter:''' [[Katowice International Airport|Katowice]], [[Warsaw-Chopin]], [[Copernicus Airport Wrocław|Wrocław]]
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|[[Oman Air]]|[[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]
| [[SunExpress]]| '''Charter:''' [[Adnan Menderes Airport|Izmir]]<ref>http://www.ameinfo.com/germanys-sun-express-launch-weekly-izmir-salalah-344182</ref>
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|[[SalamAir]]| [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283061/salam-air-network-expansion-in-s19/ |title=Salam Air network expansion in S19 |publisher=Routesonline |date= |accessdate=2020-05-22}}</ref> [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karp |first1=Aaron |title=Oman's SalamAir To Commence Service To Four Indian Cities |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/297808/omans-salamair-to-commence-service-to-four-indian-cities/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref> [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]], [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]], [[Sohar Airport|Sohar]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Fujairah International Airport|Fujairah]], [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofoman.com/article/117525-salamair-to-launch-direct-flights-to-5-new-destinations | title=SalamAir to launch direct flights to 5 new destinations }}</ref>
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|[[Saudia]]| '''Seasonal:''' [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
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|[[Smartwings]]| '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Bratislava Airport|Bratislava]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hydrotour.sk/dovolenky#/stat/1/cestujuci | title=Hydrotour }}</ref>
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|[[Wizz Air]]| '''Seasonal:''' [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]
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==Statistics==
==Statistics==
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
! Year !! Total passengers !! Total Freight including Mail in Tons !! Total Civil Aircraft movements
! Year !! Total passengers !! Total freight including mail in tons !! Total civil aircraft movements
|-
|2020
|386,107 {{decrease}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Transport - DATA PORTAL |url=https://data.gov.om/yawrtcg/transport |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=data.gov.om}}</ref>
|743 {{decrease}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Civil Aviation Authority - Open Data |url=https://www.caa.gov.om/open-data |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www.caa.gov.om}}</ref>
|3,384<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Transport - DATA PORTAL |url=https://data.gov.om/yawrtcg/transport |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=data.gov.om}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|1,365,854 {{decrease}}<ref name=":0" />
|1,395 {{increase}}<ref name=":1" />
|11,886<ref name=":2" />
|-
|2018|| 1,386,994 {{decrease}} <ref name="www.paca.gov.om">{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Traffic Statistics Muscat Int. Airport Summary By Month |url=https://www.paca.gov.om/files/statistics/monthly-summary-2018.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414124846/https://www.paca.gov.om/files/statistics/monthly-summary-2018.pdf |archive-date=Apr 14, 2019 |website=PACA}}</ref>||979 {{decrease}}|| 15,518 <ref name="www.ncsi.gov.om">{{Cite web |title=2018 نتائج موسم صاللة السياحي |url=https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_Salalah%20Tourism%20Season%202018_cd6d3227-31d1-47cb-97f8-b8d6b1416a73.pdf |language=ar}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|1,485,635 {{increase}}
|1,327 {{decrease}}
|17,511
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|1,198,846
|1,198,846 {{increase}}
|1,563
|1,563 {{increase}}
|10,703
|10,703
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|1,027,578
|1,027,578 {{increase}}
|1,350
|1,350 {{decrease}}
|10,293
|10,293
|-
|-
| 2014 || 841,970<ref name="ncsi.gov.om">[http://www.ncsi.gov.om/NCSI_website/book/mb/Mar2015/T19.pdf]</ref> ||1,799|| 8,571<ref name="ncsi.gov.om" />
| 2014 || 841,970 {{increase}} <ref name="www.motc.gov.om">{{Cite web |url=https://www.motc.gov.om/Ann/2014En/index.html |title=FlipBook |access-date=15 April 2019 |archive-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913203123/http://motc.gov.om/Ann/2014En/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>||1,799 {{increase}}|| 8,571<ref name="www.motc.gov.om"/>
|-
|-
| 2013 || 746,994 || 1,417 || 7,944
| 2013 || 746,994 {{increase}}|| 1,417 {{increase}}|| 7,944
|-
|-
| 2012 || 629,305 || 1,335 || 6,175
| 2012 || 629,305 {{increase}}|| 1,335 {{decrease}}|| 6,175
|-
|-
| 2011 || 513,278 || 1,366 || 5,520
| 2011 || 513,278 {{increase}}|| 1,366 {{increase}}|| 5,520
|-
|-
| 2010 || 455,297 || 1,283 || 5,085
| 2010 || 455,297 {{increase}}|| 1,283 {{decrease}}|| 5,085
|-
|-
| 2009 || 426,503 || 1,284 || 5,045
| 2009 || 426,503 {{increase}}|| 1,284 {{increase}}|| 5,045
|-
|-
| 2008 || 407,788 || 1,129 || 4,248
| 2008 || 407,788 {{increase}}|| 1,129 {{increase}}|| 4,248
|-
|-
| 2007 || 337,679 || 1,110 || 4,079
| 2007 || 337,679 {{increase}}|| 1,110 {{decrease}}|| 4,079
|-
|-
| 2006 || 288,700 || 1,441 || 4,215
| 2006 || 288,700 {{increase}}|| 1,441 {{increase}}|| 4,215
|}
|}

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==See also==
*[[List of airports in Oman]]
*[[Transport in Oman]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/17.0282/54.0883 OpenStreetMap - Salalah]
*[http://www.dgcam.gov.om/str/airsalah.htm Salalah Airport Information]
*[https://www.salalahairport.co.om Salalah Airport Information]
*{{ASN|OOSA}}
*[http://paca.gov.om/uploads/source/Montly%20Statical%20Report%20-%20September%202016.pdf Traffic Statistic Sep 2016]
*[https://www.paca.gov.om/files/statistics/monthly-summary-2018.pdf Traffic Statistic 2018 Salalah & Muscat]
*[https://www.motc.gov.om/Ann/2017En/E-Annual%20Report.pdf Annual Report 2017 MOTC for Reference]


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Latest revision as of 15:23, 10 January 2025

Salalah International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
OperatorOAMC
ServesSalalah, Oman
LocationAr Rubat Street (13.9 km from Salalah City)
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL73 ft / 22 m
Coordinates17°02′20″N 54°05′32″E / 17.03889°N 54.09222°E / 17.03889; 54.09222
Websitesalalahairport.co.om
Map
SLL is located in Oman
SLL
SLL
Location of airport in Oman
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Salalah International Airport (IATA: SLL, ICAO: OOSA) is the Sultanate of Oman's secondary international airport after Muscat International Airport. It is located on the Salalah coastal plain in the Dhofar Governorate, 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northeast of Salalah's city centre. The airport features flights to regional destinations as well as a few intercontinental charter services from Europe. The airport recently won the Skytrax 5-Star Regional Airport Rating for its excellence in management and service.

History

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Early years

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Airfield defences at RAF Salalah in 1972 during the Dhofar War.

An airfield was established at Salalah in 1935 by the British Royal Air Force for operations in support of the Sultan of Oman.[3] Aircraft based there operated during the Jebel Akhdar War between 1954 and 1957, and the Dhofar War between 1962 and 1976. The British presence at RAF Salalah ended in 1977.[4]

The original civilian buildings at Salalah Airport.

Salalah Airport opened as a civilian facility in 1977. Initially, it only handled domestic flights from Muscat and a few chartered flights to UAE or Qatar. Oman Air Services (OAS) began services to Salalah in 1982 and the inaugural flight of Oman Air arrived from Muscat in April 1993.[5] Co-located with the civilian airport is a military airbase of the Royal Air Force of Oman called RAFO Salalah.

In 2003, Salalah Airport got the status of an international airport. Oman Air began scheduled services to Dubai from Salalah in 2003, leading to increased passenger traffic while other Gulf carriers operated flights only during the Khareef season. The following year, Air India commenced operations to Kozhikode and then to Cochin, making it the first airline to operate non-seasonal international flights to Salalah.[6] Since 2003, the airport experienced increases in passenger traffic and civilian aircraft traffic.[7] The area is a popular tourist destination for both local citizens and foreigners, especially from July to September when the Asian monsoon touches the region commencing the start of the Khareef season, making it an unusually attractive location within the normally arid Gulf region. Currently is considered the second most important airport in the country.

Development since the 2000s

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In 2011, planning and construction began for the new state-of-the-art Salalah Airport. The move was made by the Ministry of Transport and Communication to further boost the city's tourism sector as well as to cater to the growing number of passengers flying to-and-from the city. Deals were signed with more than 20 different construction companies[8] to complete the International Airport in deals worth $854 million.[9] COWI A/S-Larsen Joint Venture had been the main consultant on the project, which was later taken over by HILL INTERNATIONAL LLC.[10]

The Salalah Airport is planned to cater to one million passengers in the first phase. Also the construction of a second, 4-km runway is scheduled for the new airport.[11] The airport's current runway will also be expanded to cater to the largest of aircraft, as well as the construction of a new parallel taxiway to the north.[12] The international airport will also feature a 65,000 sqm passenger terminal building with car parking for up to 3,000 vehicles and a 57-meter high ATC Tower.[8][11]

Design of the airport takes into account future development projects and allows expansion to cater for up to six million passengers per year, if required.[13]

The new Salalah airport commenced operations in June 2015, with an Oman Air flight from Muscat becoming the first airline to arrive at the new airport. However, the new airport was officially opened in November 2015. The old airport situated to the south of the new one has since been transformed into a domestic and emergency airport.

Facilities

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The new international airport has been marked as having more extraordinary facilities than the old airport. A new Duty Free service has been started by a private company in association with the OAMC. Many food counters have been providing services since its opening. Oman Air placed a new lounge opposite to the airside and gates in the new terminal for Business Class, First Class, and Economy Class passengers who are Gold and Silver Sinbad Service Card holders. The airport has a rating from passengers that it is providing an effective lounge and Duty-Free services. The new airport has four aerobridges with an air conditioning facility. It is expected that the new terminal will help to boost not only the city's tourism but also the local and international passenger movement.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi,[14] Sharjah
Air India Express Kochi,[15] Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
Belavia Minsk (from 27 February)
Centrum Air Tashkent[16]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich (begins 25 February 2025)[17]
Etihad AirwaysSeasonal: Abu Dhabi[citation needed]
flydubai Dubai–International
flynas Seasonal: Riyadh[18]
Gulf AirSeasonal: Bahrain[citation needed]
Jazeera AirwaysSeasonal: Kuwait City[19]
Kuwait Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[20]
Oman AirMuscat
Qatar AirwaysDoha
SalamAir Abu Dhabi,[21] Jeddah,[22] Kuwait City, Muscat, Sohar
Seasonal: Fujairah, Prague[23]
Saudia Seasonal: Jeddah, Riyadh
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Bratislava[24]
Wizz Air Seasonal: Abu Dhabi

Statistics

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Year Total passengers Total freight including mail in tons Total civil aircraft movements
2020 386,107 Decrease[25] 743 Decrease[26] 3,384[27]
2019 1,365,854 Decrease[25] 1,395 Increase[26] 11,886[27]
2018 1,386,994 Decrease [28] 979 Decrease 15,518 [29]
2017 1,485,635 Increase 1,327 Decrease 17,511
2016 1,198,846 Increase 1,563 Increase 10,703
2015 1,027,578 Increase 1,350 Decrease 10,293
2014 841,970 Increase [30] 1,799 Increase 8,571[30]
2013 746,994 Increase 1,417 Increase 7,944
2012 629,305 Increase 1,335 Decrease 6,175
2011 513,278 Increase 1,366 Increase 5,520
2010 455,297 Increase 1,283 Decrease 5,085
2009 426,503 Increase 1,284 Increase 5,045
2008 407,788 Increase 1,129 Increase 4,248
2007 337,679 Increase 1,110 Decrease 4,079
2006 288,700 Increase 1,441 Increase 4,215

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for OOSA at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Salalah International Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Royal Air Force Operations in Oman, 1918-1939". www.rafmuseum.org.uk. Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Oman and the Cold War". www.rafmuseum.org.uk. Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ "History". Oman Air. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Your Gateway to Oman". Omanairports.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Oman Airports". Oman Airports. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "New Salalah airport to handle 2 million passengers". Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Muscat Airport terminal ready by end of 2013". ConstructionWeekOnline.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ^ "COWI - Salalah International Airport, Oman". Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Salalah Airport, Oman". COWI. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Salalah International Airport, Salalah". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Oman's airports offer opportunities". Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  14. ^ "AACO | Air Arabia Abu Dhabi introduces flights to Salalah".
  15. ^ "Air India Express to resume Cochin-Salalah service from Apr-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  16. ^ Liu, Jim (10 October 2024). "Centrum Air Adds Tashkent – Salalah Schedule From late-Oct 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Edelweiss Air NW24 MENA Network Expansion".
  18. ^ Liu, Jim. "flynas S20 Network Expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Jazeera Airways to begin operations to Salalah - The Arabian Stories News". Thearabianstories.com. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  20. ^ Casey, David. "Manchester, Madrid and Moscow Among Kuwait Airways' Network Additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Salam Air network expansion in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  22. ^ Karp, Aaron. "Oman's SalamAir To Commence Service To Four Indian Cities". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  23. ^ "SalamAir to launch direct flights to 5 new destinations".
  24. ^ "Hydrotour".
  25. ^ a b "Transport - DATA PORTAL". data.gov.om. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Civil Aviation Authority - Open Data". www.caa.gov.om. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  27. ^ a b "Transport - DATA PORTAL". data.gov.om. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Traffic Statistics Muscat Int. Airport Summary By Month" (PDF). PACA. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2019.
  29. ^ "2018 نتائج موسم صاللة السياحي" (PDF) (in Arabic).
  30. ^ a b "FlipBook". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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