Ta'izz International Airport

Ta'izz International Airport
IATA: TAI – ICAO: OYTZ TAI Location of airport in Yemen
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		N/A
Location		Ta'izz
Elevation AMSL		4,838 ft / 1,475 m
Coordinates		13°41′09″N 044°08′21″E / 13.68583°N 44.13917°E / 13.68583; 44.13917Coordinates: 13°41′09″N 044°08′21″E / 13.68583°N 44.13917°E / 13.68583; 44.13917
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
01/19	10,040	3,060	Asphalt

Ta'izz International Airport (IATA: TAI, ICAO: OYTZ) is a public airport located in Ta'izz, the capital of the Ta'izz Governorate, Yemen.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Felix Airways	Aden, Djibouti, Dammam, Riyan Mukalla, Sana'a
Yemenia	Cairo, Jeddah, Riyadh, Sana'a

Accidents and incidents

• On 19 March 1969, Douglas C-47 4W-AAS of Yemen Airlines crashed shortly after take-off due to an incorrectly assembled elevator trim tab which operated in the opposite manner to normal. The aircraft was operating a test flight, all four crew were killed.^[1]
• On 13 December 1973, Douglas DC-3 4W-ABR of Yemen Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.^[2]

References

1. ^ "4W-AAS Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690319-0. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
2. ^ "4W-ABR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19731213-2. Retrieved 26 August 2010. 

External links

• Airport information for OYTZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.