Salalah International Airport or commonly known as Salalah Airport (Salalah Airport Code IATA: SLL) is the second largest airport in Sultanate of Oman.
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Salalah Airport Oman is an Elegant Modern Airport
This is the first modern airport in the country, which started operation on 15th June 2015. I was fortunate enough to land on Salalah International Airport on the very first day of its operation on 15th June 2015.
Stay Near Salalah Airport
Recommended hotels are as follows:
Salalah Airport Facilities
- Rent a Car Booths
- Wifi is available
- Cafes and Coffee Shops
- Airport Lounges (Al Khareef Lounge and Plaza Premium Lounge)
- Salalah Airport Duty Free
- Car Parking
- Trolleys and Porter Service
- Baggage Sealing
- Mwasalat Public Bus Transport
- Airport Taxi
Rent a Car at Salalah Airport
All the renowned rent a car companies have booths on the ground floor of the airport. To avoid any last minute unavailability, Book Rent a Car online and pick up from Salalah Airport.
Wifi Facility
There’s a good wifi available at the airport. The service is free. You need to have a GSM number to connect as OTP will be sent on that number.
Cafes and Coffee Shops
There are multiple cafes and coffee shops in Salalah International Airport, most notable ones are Subway and Costa Coffee.
Subway at Salalah International Airport
Costa Coffee is located at two locations in the airport – one inside the terminal and another before the check in counters.
Costa Coffee inside Salalah Airport
Cakes & Bakes Cafe inside Salalah Airport
Salalah International Airport LoungesThere are two lounges inside the airport – Al Khareef Lounge and Plaza Premium Lounge. My personal favorite is Al Khareef Lounge for the food and Plaza Premium if you want to sit in calmness.
Al Khareef Lounge
Plaza Premium Lounge
Salalah Airport Duty Free
There’s Salalah Airport Duty Free and WHSmith inside the terminal.
Salalah Duty Free
WHSmith Store
Salalah Airport Car Parking Charges
There are two paid parking areas in Salalah International Airport – Parking P1 and Parking P2. Both parking areas are shaded car parking and can be used for both long term parking and short term parking.
The rates for short term parking are 0.500 rials per 30 minutes and for long term are 2.000 Omani Rials per day.There are paying machines at various locations inside the airport and at parking areas to pay the parking charges. These machines only take Omani rials of 100 biaza (0.100 rials), 500 biaza (0.500 rials), 1 rial and 5 rials denominators.Other currency notes and credit / debit cards are not acceptable. If you don’t have Omani rials, don’t worry, there are couple of ATMs at the arrival area to withdraw Omani rials (minimum OMR 5 and in multiple of OMR 5).
Trolleys and Porter Service
The trolleys are available free of cost for both the departing and arriving passengers. Porter service is also available at departure and arrival areas for assistance to the passengers.
Departing passengers can take the trolleys from the passenger drop area in front of the terminal building, and from car parking P1 and P2.For arrival passengers, the trolleys are available at the baggage reclaim area after immigration.
Baggage Sealing
Baggage wrapping / baggage sealing can be carried out the airport at additional cost before the check in counters on the right side. The price for wrapping a regular size bag is around 2 Omani rials. Depending upon the size of the luggage, the price may vary.
Mwasalat Public Bus Transport from Airport
There is daily public bus service from Salalah Airport to other places in the city till Salalah Port. These buses can be taken from the Arrivals area, which can be identified by the red color they have.
The fare of the bus and route is mentioned in post Public Bus Service in Salalah By Mwasalat
Mwasalat Bus Parked at Salalah Airport Bus Station
Salalah Airport Taxi Fare
Taxi fares for transfer from Salalah Airport to hotels and residential areas in Salalah is fixed and affixed near the taxi office.
The rates to Taqa, Mirbat and other places in Dhofar are also mentioned.
Salalah Airport Taxi Fares
Note: Some of the taxi drivers may not be speaking English.If you want to book Airport to Hotel Transports, you can also book it through hotels or through travel agencies, like Beautiful Salalah email info@beautifulsalalah.com Call / Whatsapp +968 9120 6678.
Recommended: Official Website of Salalah Airport