Sana'a International Airport

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Sana'a International Airport
مطار صنعاء الدولي
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IATA: SAHICAO: OYSN
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner Government of Yemen
Operator Government of Yemen
Serves Sana'a
Location Sana'a
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 7,216 ft / 2,199 m
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Map
SAH is located in Yemen
SAH
SAH
Location within Yemen
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 10,669 3,252 Asphalt

Sana'a International Airport (IATA: SAHICAO: OYSN), or El Rahaba Airport, is an international airport located in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. The runway is shared with a large military base with several fighter jets and transport aircraft of the Yemeni Air Force.

Impact of the 2015 military intervention

Due to the 2015 military intervention in Yemen, a no-fly zone has been imposed over the entire country, as of 28 March 2015, so civilian flights have ceased operation.[1][2] The only flights operating from then on were flights by foreign countries to evacuate their nationals.[3]

On 29 April 2015, the airport was the target of severe bombardment from the Saudi Arabian air force. The only runway and the passenger terminal building have been severely damaged and are unusable for the foreseeable future.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Note: At the moment, many of the flights are suspended due to the aforementioned heavy damage to the airport's facilities.

Airlines Destinations
Felix Airways Abha, Aden, Al Ghaydah, Dammam, Djibouti, Hargeisa, Hodeidah, Jeddah, Mogadishu-Adde, Riyan Mukalla, Seiyun, Sharjah, Socotra, Ta'izz (Suspended)
Yemenia Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Aden, Amman-Queen Alia, Asmara, Beirut, Cairo, Djibouti, Doha, Dubai-International, Frankfurt, Hodeidah, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Khartoum, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Moroni-Hahaya, Mumbai, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Riyan, Rome-Fiumicino,[5] Sayun, Ta'izz (Suspended)

Accidents and incidents

  • On September 14, 1994, an Alymeda Boeing 737 flight from Aden to Sana'a, Yemen was hijacked by a man with a hand grenade. He reportedly demanded to be taken to Saudi Arabia. When the hijacker went into the flight deck, he was overpowered by security personnel who had entered the plane and was arrested.[6]
  • On October 30, 2011, a shelling attack by opposition tribesmen on the neighboring Air Force base damaged the airport's runway, forcing incoming flights to be diverted to Aden. There were no reports of casualties, although an ammunition storage and two fighter jets were destroyed.[7]
  • In July 15, 2012, An Airbus A310-300 Yemenia registered (7O-ADR) was in the hangar. While some people went to pray, the aircraft was burning. The front part was totally burnt.
  • On November 21, 2012, A Russian made Antonov 26 crashed in the abandoned Al-Hasaba Marketplace. Pilots saw that there was an engine which caught fire. The aircraft was operated by the Yemeni Air Force.
  • On February 19, 2013, A Yemeni Air Force fighter plane, Sukhoi Su-17 crashed on to a building shortly after taking of from Sana'a International Airport close to a busy road. The crash location was behind a local hospital. 18 people died and 16 were injured. Yemeni airforce is now worried after two plane crashes.

References

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  4. http://www.aerotelegraph.com/jemen-luftfahrt-stillstand-felix-airways-yemenia
  5. http://airlineroute.net/2013/09/13/iy-fco-dec13/
  6. Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network
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External links

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