RAFO Masirah

RAFO Masirah
IATA: MSH ICAO: OOMA
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Gen. Hussain Al Zadjali
Location	Masirah, Oman
Elevation AMSL	68 ft / 21 m
Coordinates	20°40′31″N058°53′25″E / 20.67528°N 58.89028°E / 20.67528; 58.89028
Map
Masirah Location of airport in Oman
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,574 8,446 Asphalt 17/35 3,050 10,005 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

RAFO Masirah (IATA: MSH, ICAO: OOMA) is a military airport located on the island of Masirah in Oman.^[1]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 64 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 07/25 measuring 2,574 by 45 metres (8,445 ft × 148 ft) and 17/35 measuring 3,050 by 45 metres (10,007 ft × 148 ft).^[1]

In the 1950s, it also included a 2 ft 0in Gauge railway.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
SalamAir	Duqm, Muscat[4]

Accidents and Incidents

On April 1, 2018, a BAE Hawk Mk 166 crashed on landing, killing the student pilot and one person in the ground, only the flight instructor survived with serious injuries.^[5]

References

1. Airport information for OOMA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Airport information for MSH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. Hateley, R K (1992). Locomotives of the Ministry of Defence. 47, Waverley Gardens, London, NW10 7EE: Industrial Railway Society. p. 121. ISBN 9780901096715.
4. "SalamAir Adds Masirah / Namangan Service From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
5. Ranter, Harro. "Accident BAe Hawk 166 , Sunday 1 April 2018". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2025-12-22.

External links

• Masirah, Oman at GlobalSecurity.org
• Current weather for OOMA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MSH at Aviation Safety Network