# Muscat International Airport (MCT)

> Muscat, OM · IATA: MCT · ICAO: OOMS · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MCT` |
| ICAO | `OOMS` |
| City | Muscat |
| Country | OM |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 23.59330, 58.28440 |

## Description

MCT is the three-letter code for Muscat International, the Sultanate of Oman's principal gateway and the home base of national carrier Oman Air. Its cargo terminal is run by Transom Cargo, a joint venture between Oman's Transom group and Singapore's SATS, serving Oman Air, Salam Air and more than thirty international airlines. Opened in 2018, the new airport replaced the former Seeb facility and added substantial belly and freighter handling capacity. Temperature-controlled zones support pharmaceuticals and chilled seafood, an expanding Omani export. The Batinah Expressway links the site to the country's industrial north, including the deep-water port of Sohar. As a customs airport with bonded warehousing, Muscat anchors the nation's airfreight, while heavy tonnage increasingly moves through the seaports of Sohar and Duqm. Its position on the Gulf of Oman places it outside the Strait of Hormuz, on an alternative maritime corridor valued for resilience.

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