The Royal Flight of Oman (RFO) is the VIP air transport capability embedded within the Sultan of Oman's Royal Household. The Royal Flight is not a military organisation, but rather part of the Diwan of Royal Court Affairs; it is not part of the Royal Guard of Oman.
The RFO was formed in 1974 and started with a few fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft were added in 1975.
The RFO has its own staff housing and welfare complex (including a club and an international school) on Al Matar Street near Muscat International Airport.
Bases The RFO has one permanent operating base and a secondary base:
Muscat International Airport - in a segregated and separately secured VIP terminal and hangar area Salalah International Airport - is used regularly and there is a segregated and separately secured VIP terminal supporting RFO activities.
RFO aircraft will also make use of Omani regional airports and RAFO airbases as necessary.
Current inventory The RFO operates the following aircraft types:
AircraftOriginTypeVariantNumbersRegistration/NicknameNotes Passenger Jet AircraftBoeing 747SPUSAVIP TransportSP271A4O-SO/SoharDelivered 02/07/1984Boeing 747-400USAVIP Transport4301A4O-OMN/SoharDelivered 30/04/2004Boeing 747-8USAVIP Transport747-81A4O-HMS/NizwaDelivered 2012Airbus A319GermanyVIP Transport133 CJ1A4O-AJ/KhasabDelivered Feb 2013Airbus A320FranceVIP Transport2331A4O-AA/SaiqDelivered Dec 2005General Dynamics Gulfstream G550USAVIP TransportG5502A4O-AD/Masirah A4O-AE/Al HazimDelivered Jul 2011 Transport AircraftLockheed Martin C-130 Super HerculesUSAMedium lift transportJ variant1525Delivered 2012 Passenger Rotary Wing AircraftEurocopter EC225 Super Puma IIFranceVIP TransportEC225LP6A4O-HD, A4O-HE, A4O-HF A4O-HMA, A4O-HMB, A4O-HMCDelivered 2007Eurocopter AS550 FennecFranceVIP TransportAS550C3307, 08, & 09Delivered 2005
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