List of airports in Yemen

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This is a list of airports in Yemen , sorted by location.

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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east. The capital and largest city of Yemen is Sana'a.

Yemen is divided into twenty governorates ( muhafazah ) and the Capital district. The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah), which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages (as of 2001).

On 28 March 2015, a no-fly zone was imposed over the country by the Saudi Air Force as part of the 2015 military intervention in Yemen. [1] The blockade was lifted in November 2015 and reinstated in February 2016. [2] The blockade was lifted in November 2017. [3] [4] Flights were cancelled once again, for four days (28-31 January 2018), but resumed on 1 February 2018. [5] [6]

Airports

Airport names shown in bold currently have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines (post-blockade, only flights approved by the Saudi-led alliance are permitted).

Location Governorate ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates
Abs (Abbse) Hajja Governorate OYABEAB Abs Airport (Abbse Airport) 16°00′40″N43°10′40″E / 16.01111°N 43.17778°E / 16.01111; 43.17778 (Abbs Airport)
Aden ('Adan) 'Adan OYAAADE Aden International Airport 12°49′46″N045°01′44″E / 12.82944°N 45.02889°E / 12.82944; 45.02889 (Aden International Airport)
Al Badie Al Badie OYBA Al Badie Airport 18°43′09.52″N50°50′12.88″E / 18.7193111°N 50.8369111°E / 18.7193111; 50.8369111 (Al Badie Airport)
Al Bayda' Al Bayda' OYBIBYD Al Bayda' Airport 14°06′20″N045°26′25″E / 14.10556°N 45.44028°E / 14.10556; 45.44028 (Al Bayda' Airport)
Al Ghaydah Al Mahrah OYGDAAY Al Ghaydah Airport 16°11′30″N052°10′30″E / 16.19167°N 52.17500°E / 16.19167; 52.17500 (Al Ghaydah Airport)
Albuq (Al Buq, Al Bough) Saada OYBQBUK Albuq Airport (Al Bough Airport) 17°21′00″N44°37′30″E / 17.35000°N 44.62500°E / 17.35000; 44.62500 (Albuq Airport)
Ataq Shabwah OYATAXK Ataq Airport 14°33′04″N046°49′34″E / 14.55111°N 46.82611°E / 14.55111; 46.82611 (Ataq Airport)
Beihan Shabwah OYBNBHN Beihan Airport 14°46′55″N045°43′12″E / 14.78194°N 45.72000°E / 14.78194; 45.72000 (Beihan Airport)
Canoxy Hadramaut Governorate Canoxy Airport 15°36′6.66″N49°4′50.36″E / 15.6018500°N 49.0806556°E / 15.6018500; 49.0806556 (Canoxy Airport)
Hodeida (Al Hudaydah) Al Hudaydah OYHDHOD Hodeida International Airport 14°45′11″N042°58′35″E / 14.75306°N 42.97639°E / 14.75306; 42.97639 (Hodeida International Airport)
Kamaran (Kamaran Island) Al Hudaydah OYKMKAM Kamaran Airport 15°21′40″N42°36′40″E / 15.36111°N 42.61111°E / 15.36111; 42.61111 (Kamaran Airport)
Marib (Ma'rib) Ma'rib OYMBMYN Marib Airport (construction suspended) 15°28′10″N45°19′40″E / 15.46944°N 45.32778°E / 15.46944; 45.32778 (Marib Airport)
Mukalla Hadhramaut OYRNRIY Riyan International Airport (Riyan Mukalla Airport) 14°39′45″N049°22′30″E / 14.66250°N 49.37500°E / 14.66250; 49.37500 (Riyan Airport)
Mukeiras (Mukayras) Abyan OYMKUKR Mukeiras Airport 13°56′10″N45°39′20″E / 13.93611°N 45.65556°E / 13.93611; 45.65556 (Mukeiras Airport)
Raudha Raudha RXA Raudha Airport 14°27′0″N47°17′0″E / 14.45000°N 47.28333°E / 14.45000; 47.28333 (Raudha Airport)
Qishn Al Mahrah OYQNIHN Qishn Airport
Saadah (Sa'dah) Saada OYSHSYE Saadah Airport 16°58′00″N43°43′45″E / 16.96667°N 43.72917°E / 16.96667; 43.72917 (Saadah Airport)
Sanaa Sana'a OYSNSAH Sanaa International Airport (El Rahaba Airport) 15°28′35″N044°13′11″E / 15.47639°N 44.21972°E / 15.47639; 44.21972 (Sana'a International Airport)
Seiyun Hadhramaut OYSYGXF Seiyun International Airport (Seiyun Hadhramaut Airport) 15°57′58″N048°47′17″E / 15.96611°N 48.78806°E / 15.96611; 48.78806 (Sayun Airport)
Socotra Socotra OYSQSCT Socotra Airport 12°37′50″N053°54′20″E / 12.63056°N 53.90556°E / 12.63056; 53.90556 (Socotra Airport)
Taiz (Ta'izz) Ta'izz OYTZTAI Taiz International Airport 13°41′09″N044°08′21″E / 13.68583°N 44.13917°E / 13.68583; 44.13917 (Ta'izz International Airport)

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References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Adel (28 March 2015). "International Hani Mohammed / AP Stranded Yemeni-Americans consider alternate escape routes". Al-Jazeera . Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "برنامج باريس". www.yemenia.com.
  3. ↑ "Aden airport receives first commercial flight after Yemen blockade". November 14, 2017 – via www.reuters.com.
  4. ↑ "Saudi-led coalition allows Yemen's Aden airport to resume daily flights - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Yemen Airways resumes Aden flights". wam.
  6. ↑ "Yemen Airways to resume flights to and from Aden airport today". iinanews.org.


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