Overview of Yemen’s Airports There are eight international airports in Yemen: Aden International Airport, Hodeida, Sana'a (located in the capital city), Al-Rayan, Ghaida, Ataq, Sayoun, and Ta'izz. Sana 'a International Airport (SIA) is roughly 13 kilometers north of the city. Aden International Airport is the second biggest airport in Yemen. It also has a long runway that serves six international carriers, mainly going to the Middle East and Africa. The other airports at -Rayan, Ghaida, Ataq, Sayoun, and Ta'izz are not as large, but international flights operate into and out of these aforementioned Airports. There are two local Airlines in Yemen which serve tourists and travelers. One of these two companies is Yemenia (Yemen Airways) which serves travelers locally and internationally. Also, there is Felix Airways Company which started operations for domestic transport in Yemen, in addition to some destinations to some countries such as Amman, United Arab Emirates, Djibouti and Egypt. Please visit the following websites for further information: ) http://www.yemenia.com ( (http://www.felixairways.com )
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Overview of Yemen ˇs AirportsOverview of Yemen ˇs Airports There are eight international airports in Yemen: Aden International Airport, Hodeida, Sana’a (located in the capital
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Overview of Yemen’s Airports
There are eight international airports in Yemen: Aden International Airport, Hodeida, Sana'a (located in the capital city),
Al-Rayan, Ghaida, Ataq, Sayoun, and Ta'izz. Sana 'a International Airport (SIA) is roughly 13 kilometers north of the city.
Aden International Airport is the second biggest airport in Yemen. It also has a long runway that serves six international
carriers, mainly going to the Middle East and Africa. The other airports at -Rayan, Ghaida, Ataq, Sayoun, and Ta'izz are
not as large, but international flights operate into and out of these aforementioned Airports.
There are two local Airlines in Yemen which serve tourists and travelers. One of these two companies is Yemenia
(Yemen Airways) which serves travelers locally and internationally. Also, there is Felix Airways Company which started
operations for domestic transport in Yemen, in addition to some destinations to some countries such as Amman,
United Arab Emirates, Djibouti and Egypt.
Please visit the following websites for further information:
Mukeiras Mukeiras OYMK UKR Civ. No Unpaved No 4100 ft
Qishn Qishn OYQN IHN Civ. No Unpaved No 3200 ft
Saadah Saadah OYSH SYE Civ. No Unpaved No 11400 ft
Sanaa Sanaa Intl OYSN SAH Civ. Yes Paved Yes 10600 ft
Sayun Sayun OYSY GXF Civ. No Unpaved No 9800 ft
Socotra Moori OYSQ SCT Civ. No Unpaved No 8200 ft
Taiz Ganed OYTZ TAI Civ. Yes Paved No 9800 ft
Explanations on Technical Data
ICAO-code
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a 4-letter airport location indicator. The field above is left blank if noICAO location indicator is available for the selected airport.
IATA-code
International Air Transport Association (IATA), a 3-letter identifier for the relevant airport. The field above is leftblank if no IATA code is available for the selected airport.
Usage
Airports are classified in three categories: civil airports open for public use, military airports and private airports notopen to the public. Airports that are joint use, both civil and military, are shown as civil airports.
Civ. Civil airport, open for public use (including joint use).
Mil. Military airport, not open for public use.
Priv. Private airport, not open for public use.
Customs
Yes Customs service available during airport operating hours.
No Customs service not available.
O/R Airport has customs service, prior notification is required.
Pto. Airport has part-time customs service available, not necessarily identical to the airport hours.
Runway
Identification of the surface of the longest runway available:
This field indicates if the airport has any officially published instrument approach procedure.
Yes Instrument approach procedure is published.
No Instrument approach procedure is not published. (Airport not suitable for traffic during bad weather ordarkness.)
Runway Length
Shows the length in feet of the longest runway available at the selected airport, rounded down to the next fullhundred feet. If the airport has both hard (paved) and soft (unpaved) runways, the length of the longest hard surfacerunway is shown. If the longest runway is both, hard and soft surface, the length of the hard surface portion isshown.
The following are the domestic and foreign destinations (to & from) of Yemenia Airlines: