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Bayt al Falaj, Muscat — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bayt al Falaj is a village inside Muscat that held the city's airport and air force base until the field at Seeb opened in 1973.
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Where to stay in Bayt al Falaj
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
The two museums are the reason to come: the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum and the Currency Museum sit in Bayt al Falaj, while the hotel supply belongs to Muscat around it. Flights left long ago. Seeb took the traffic when Muscat International Airport opened in 1973.
Arrivals by air still reach Seeb first and work back toward the village and its museums.
Few places to stay in Bayt al Falaj — most visitors book in Muscat nearby.
About Bayt al Falaj
What are the main landmarks in Bayt al Falaj?
Two museums stand here. The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum occupies the village that once served as the main operating base for the country's air force, and the Currency Museum sits in the same quarter of Muscat. Bayt al-Falaj carries no fort, no souq and no beach of its own.
What it has is the record of Muscat's first airport, which ran here until Seeb took over.
What is the history of Bayt al Falaj?
Muscat's airport worked from Bayt al-Falaj before 1973, and the same ground carried the main operating base for the country's air force until the new field opened at Seeb. Muscat International Airport replaced it. The village kept the name after the flying moved on.
Both the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum and the Currency Museum now hold that stretch of Oman's military and monetary record.
Where is Bayt al Falaj?
Bayt al Falaj sits inside Muscat, a village on the ground that once carried the capital's airport before Seeb took the flights.
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What is the best area to stay in Bayt al Falaj?
Muscat: anyone needing hotels rather than the old air base ground.
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Updated September 2026