Gallery: New terminal at Muscat International Airport

Departure area outside the new terminal.

For a new terminal, distances from the security area to gates are very short. Here is the entrance to the check-in area.

A view from the check-in area to the arrival hall. The building also accommodates a four-star hotel with 90 rooms, which is located nearby the airline lounges.

Dedicated check-in area for Oman Air's first- and business-class passengers.

Food court area in the terminal's land side.

There are 10 baggage belts--eight for international flights and two for domestic flights with a capacity of 5,200 bags per hour.

Oman Air offers an arrival lounge that is open from the early morning hours until 2 p.m.

Economy class check-in area for all foreign airlines that operate into Muscat. There are 96 check-in counters available; 48 are for Oman Air.

Oman Air ticket counter.

Immediately after security control, a wide-range of shopping options are available. Retail outlets are distributed on the air and land sides of the building on about 12,000 sq meters.

The 103-meter (338 ft.) high control tower at Muscat International Airport.

Relaxing area in the Oman Air first-class lounge, which is located in an separated section in the business-class lounge. In the future there will be also a Spa area available.

The bar section of Oman Air's 409-seat business-class lounge. The investment for the Oman Air Lounges was about 500 million Omani Real

Oman Air Boeing 737s. 

On the way to the gate, distances are relatively short.

Gate area. With many airbridges now available, Oman Air can handle 98% of flights via directly connected gateways between aircraft and terminal.

Terminal overview shortly after takeoff in Muscat, which offers 29 contact stands, including two code F aircraft stands, for Airbus A380s or Boeing 747-8s.