Bayt al-Falaj

Bayt al-Falaj is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman.^[1] It was the site of Muscat's airport and main operating base for the country's air force (which opened in 1929),^[2] prior to the opening of Muscat International Airport at Seeb in 1973.^[3]

The fort at Bayt al-Falaj in 1974

Bayt al-Falaj
Capital area suburb
Bayt al-Falaj Location in Oman
Coordinates: 23°36′N 58°33′E
Country	Oman
Governorate	Muscat Governorate
Time zone	UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time)

It is also the location of the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum inside the old fort, built by the sultan Said bin Sultan in 1845.^[4] The fort had been the Headquarters of the sultan's Armed Forces up until the 1970s.^[5]

The office of Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible For Defence Affairs is located in a new headquarters complex in Bayt al-Falaj camp;^[6] as well as the SAF Command and Staff College.^[7]

The offices of the Royal Navy of Oman's Oman National Hydrographic Office is also based in Bayt al-Falaj.^[8]