Al Ghaydah Airport

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Al Ghaydha Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Al-Ghaydah
Elevation  AMSL 134 ft / 41 m
Coordinates 16°11′36.1″N52°10′27.1″E / 16.193361°N 52.174194°E / 16.193361; 52.174194
Map
Yemen adm location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
AAY
Location of airport in Yemen
Al Ghaydah Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
08/268,8582,700 Asphalt

Al Ghaydah Airport( IATA : AAY, ICAO : OYGD) is an airport near Al Ghaydah, in Mahrah Governorate of south-eastern Yemen.

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History

In December 2017, Saudi Arabia began stationing troops at Al-Ghaydah International Airport, as part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. [1] Following months of protests, Saudi forces returned control of the airport to Yemeni officials in July 2018. [1] [2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Yemenia Aden [3]
Yemenia Socotra [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Saudi-UAE forces give up Yemen's eastern airport". Middle East Monitor. 16 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Bellis, Charlotte (14 July 2018). "Yemen civil authorities take charges of the Al Ghaydah airport". Al Jazeera English. Yemen's civil aviation authorities are back in control of a local airport. Until recently, the Al Ghaydah Airport, near Yemen's border with Oman, was supervised by the Saudi-led forces.
  3. 1 2 "Flights from Al Ghaydah". Flight Connections. Retrieved 17 August 2025.


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