Suhar International Airport — Suhar, Oman

Local tradition in Oman holds that Sohar was the birthplace of Sinbad the Sailor, the legendary voyager of Arabian folklore, a fitting association for a city that served as a major trading port linking Arabia to India and East Africa for centuries before oil transformed the Gulf region's economy. The airport built to serve this Al Batinah coastal city, identified by the code OHS, features a runway stretching beyond 13,000 feet, a scale reflecting Oman's broader push to diversify economically beyond oil through industrial and logistics investment centered on the nearby Sohar Port and Freezone. Passenger traffic through OHS remains modest relative to the airport's physical capacity, mirroring a pattern seen at several Gulf airports built with future growth in mind rather than matching current demand. Sohar's redevelopment as an industrial hub continues to shape the city's ambitions for the airport's eventual role in cargo and passenger service.