| Bayt al Falaj | |
| Settlement Type: | Capital area suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Oman |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Oman |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Oman |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Muscat Governorate |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Timezone: | Oman Standard Time |
| Coordinates: | 23.6°N 91°W |
Bayt al Falaj is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman.[1] It was the site of Muscat's airport and main operating base for the country's air force (which opened in 1929),[2] prior to the opening of Muscat International Airport at Seeb in 1973.[3] It is also the location of the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum inside the old fort, built by the sultan Said bin Sultan in 1845.[4] The fort had been the Headquarters of the sultan's Armed Forces up until the 1970s.[5]
The office of Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible For Defence Affairs is located in a new headquarters complex in Bayt al Falaj camp;[6] as well as the SAF Command and Staff College.[7]
The offices of the Royal Navy of Oman's Oman National Hydrographic Office is also based in Bayt al Falaj.[8]