| Unit Name: | Royal Flight of Oman |
| Dates: | 1974 - present |
| Country: | Sultanate of Oman |
| Role: | VIP Transport |
| Command Structure: | The Diwan of Royal Court Affairs |
| Garrison: | Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS)[1] |
| Garrison Label: | Main operating base |
| Colors: | All over white with red and green cheatline with national flag on tail fin[2] |
| Colors Label: | Paint scheme on fixed wing aircraft |
| Equipment: | ORF and RS |
| Equipment Label: | ICAO and IATA Codes |
| Aircraft Transport: | Airbus A319 & A320, Boeing 747, Gulfstream 550 & VIP helicopters |
| Current Commander: | Captain Suleiman Bin Harith al Barashdi (since 2010)[3] [4] |
| Current Commander Label: | Commander of His Majesty’s Royal Flight Oman |
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;[5] it is not part of the Royal Guard of Oman.[6]
The RFO was formed in 1974 and started with a few fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft were added in 1975.[7] [8]
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.[9]
The RFO has one permanent operating base and a secondary base:[10]
RFO aircraft will also make use of Omani regional airports and RAFO airbases as necessary.
The RFO operates the following aircraft types:[13]
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | Numbers | Registration/Nickname | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Jet Aircraft | ||||||
| Boeing 747SP |  | VIP Transport | SP27 | 1 | A4O-SO/Sohar[14] | Delivered 02/07/1984 |
| Boeing 747-400 | | VIP Transport | 430 | 1 | A4O-OMN/Sohar[15] | Delivered 30/04/2004 |
| Boeing 747-8 | | VIP Transport | 747-8 | 1 | A4O-HMS/Nizwa[16] | Delivered 2012[17] |
| Airbus A319 |  | VIP Transport | 133 CJ | 1 | A4O-AJ/Khasab[18] | Delivered Feb 2013 |
| Airbus A320 |  | VIP Transport | 233 | 1 | A4O-AA/Saiq[19] | Delivered Dec 2005 |
| General Dynamics Gulfstream G550 | | VIP Transport | G550 | 2 | A4O-AD/Masirah[20] A4O-AE/Al Hazim[21] | Delivered Jul 2011[22] |
| Transport Aircraft | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin C-130 Super Hercules | | Medium lift transport | J variant | 1 | 525[23] | Delivered 2012[24] |
| Passenger Rotary Wing Aircraft | ||||||
| Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma II | | VIP Transport | EC225LP | 6 | A4O-HD, A4O-HE, A4O-HFA4O-HMA, A4O-HMB,A4O-HMC | Delivered 2007 |
| Eurocopter AS550 Fennec | | VIP Transport | AS550C3 | 3 | 07, 08, & 09[25] | Delivered 2005 |
Fixed wing aircraft in the RFO's fleet are normally painted all over white, with a mid-fuselage red and green cheatline. The tail fin carries the national flag of the Sultanate of Oman. The only script painted on the fuselage is in Arabic and the aircraft are named after places in the Sultanate. The RFO's C-130 transport aircraft and its helicopters are painted in a desert camouflage scheme.
