Khasab Airport

Khasab Airport
مطار خصب
Khasab Airport مطار خصب
	IATA: KHS; ICAO: OOKB;
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Serves	Khasab, Oman
Elevation AMSL	100 ft / 30 m
Coordinates	26°10′15″N 56°14′26″E / 26.17083°N 56.24056°E / 26.17083; 56.24056
Map
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Runways
	Source: WAD GCM

Airport

Khasab Airport (Arabic: مطار خصب) (IATA: KHS, ICAO: OOKB) is an airport serving Khasab, a harbor city in Oman and capital of the Musandam Governorate The harbor opens onto the Strait of Hormuz.^[3]

The airport lies in a valley between two close mountain ridges. Another ridge lies just off the departure end of Runway 19. Runway 19 has a 270 metres (890 ft) displaced threshold.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Oman Air	Muscat

Accidents and incidents

On 5 December 1991, A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Oman Aviation had a failed nose gear on landing which resulted in the aircraft veering off the runway.^[4]

References

^ Airport information for OOKB - World Aero Data
^ Airport information for Khasab Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Oman Air: Contact Us: Oman: Khasab Airport Archived 2009-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 Aug 2009.
^ "MSN 813 — Twin Otter World Database". Twin Otter World Database. Retrieved 2025-10-30.