Abu Musa Island Airport guide

Abu Musa Island Airport (ICAO: OIBA) is the only airport on Abu Musa, a 12.8-square-kilometre island in the eastern Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The island belongs to Hormozgan Province in Iran. The airport sits on the island's east side, about 2 kilometres from Abu Musa town, the main settlement with roughly 1,950 residents.

The airport has a single asphalt runway, 08/26, measuring 2,986 by 45 metres. That length is far greater than the island's traffic needs and can take narrow-body airliners. The airport is owned by the Iran Airports Company and is also used for military purposes, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps taking part in its operation.

Commercial service is thin. Iran Air, Karun Airlines and Pouya Air fly scheduled routes to Bandar Abbas International Airport on the mainland. In 2017 the airport handled 37,357 passengers and 376 aircraft movements, both up about 85 percent on the year before. The island is also claimed by the United Arab Emirates as part of Sharjah, so travel plans should allow for restrictions on access.