Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf, between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates.
Geography: strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.
Area: total: 212,460 sq km, and the earth: 212,460 sq km, and water: 0 sq km
Capital: Muscat.
Industries: crude oil production, refining and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and natural (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals and fiber optic.
Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects.
National Day: Birthday of Sultan Qaboos, 18 November (1940).
Currency: OMR (OMR).
Population: 2.967.717 labor force: 968,800, about 60% of the national workforce is (2007) includes non-citizens 577,293 (July 2010, according to statistics)
GDP (purchasing power parity):
•$85 billion Dollars (2011 est.)
•$80.61 billion Dollars (2010 est.)
•$76.8 billion Dollars (2009 est.)
•$72.42 $ billion Dollars (2008 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
•$71.52 billion Dollars (2011 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
• 5.4% (2011 est.)
• 5% (2010 est.)
• 3.9% (2009 est.)
• 12.8% ( 2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
• $27,600 billion Dollars (2011 est.)
• $27,000 billion Dollars (2010 est.)
• $26,600 billion Dollars (2009 est.)
• $ 25,400 billion Dollars ( 2008 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
• 23.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
• 26.3% of GDP (2010, est.)
Public debt:
• 3.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
• 3.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
• 5.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Exports:
• $47.09 billion Dollars (2011 est.)
• $36.6 billion Dollars (2010 est.)
• $27.65 billion Dollars (2009 est.)
Imports:
• $21.35 billion Dollars (2011 est.)
• $17.87 billion Dollars (2010 est.)
• $16.13 billion Dollars (2009 est.)
Debt - external:
• $9.033 billion Dollars (31 December 2011 est.)
• $7.961 billion Dollars (31 December 2010 est.)
• $7.061 billion Dollars (31 December 2009 est.)
Military expenditures: 11.4% of GDP (2005, according to statistics)
Airports: 130
Airports - with paved runways: 11
• More than 3,047 meters: 6
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
• 914 to 1,523 m: 1
Airports - with unpaved runways: 119
• More than 3,047 meters: 2
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
• 1,524 to 2,437 meters: 51
• 914 to 1,523 meters: 33
• under 914 m: 26
Heliports: 3
IATA Code: WY| ICAO code: OAS/OMA | Callsign OMAN AIR
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Oman Air
P.O.Box 58 Postal Code 111
Muscat International Airport
Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman
Tel +968-24-519416/ 24518222
Fax: +968-24-521323 / 521075
www.omanair.com
Ownership: Government of Oman (82.4%) private investors hold the remaining shares.
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Oman Aviation Services was in incorporated as a (joint stock company, SAOG Société Anonyme Omanaise Générale), subsequently in 1993 Oman Air was formed as the airline subsidiary of its parent company and commenced commercial scheduled flight operations. Oman Air is the national flag carrier of Oman. Based in Muscat, (Muscat International Airport) capital of Oman, it operates both domestic and international passenger services to 41 destinations, in addition to providing local air taxi and charter flights.
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Aircraft
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Engine
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Registration Number
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Built Year
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Owned/Leased
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A330-200
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Trent 772B-60
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A4O-DA
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2009
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Owned
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A330-200
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Trent 772B-60
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A4O-DC
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2009
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Owned
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A330-300
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Trent 772B-60
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A4O-DB
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2009
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Owned
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A330-300
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Trent 772B-60
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A4O-DD
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2009
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Owned
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A330-300
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Trent 772B-60
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A4O-DE
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2010
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Owned
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A330-200
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Trent 772B-60
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A40-DF
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2010
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Owned
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737-700
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CFM56-7B-24
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A4O-BS
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2002
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Leased
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737-700
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CFM56-7B-24
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A4O-BO
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2002
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Owned
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BN
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2001
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BR
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2003
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Owned
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BJ
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2005
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Owned
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A40-BB
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2007
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BA
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2007
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BP
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2008
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BU
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2008
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Owned
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BC
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2008
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BD
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2009
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BM
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2009
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BE
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2009
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BF
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2009
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Leased
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737-800
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CFM56-7B-26
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A4O-BG
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2009
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Leased
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