Aden International Airport

Aden International Airport
IATA: ADE – ICAO: OYAA ADE Location of airport in Yemen
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Owner/Operator		Government of Yemen
Serves		Aden
Location		Aden, Yemen
Hub for		Yemenia
Elevation AMSL		7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates		12°49′46.35″N 045°01′43.65″E / 12.8295417°N 45.0287917°E / 12.8295417; 45.0287917Coordinates: 12°49′46.35″N 045°01′43.65″E / 12.8295417°N 45.0287917°E / 12.8295417; 45.0287917
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	10,171	3,100	Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [1]

Aden International Airport is an international airport in Aden, Yemen (IATA: ADE, ICAO: OYAA).

The airport was established on the former RAF Khormaksar, which opened in 1917 and closed as an RAF station in 1967. It later served as a Soviet Air Force station during the 1970s and 1980s. It is the second largest airport in Yemen after Sana'a International Airport.

The new terminal was built between 1983 - 1985 with a capacity of one million passenger a year. In 2000 the constructions at the new control tower and airport department building were completed.

The airport is also a Yemeni Air Force base. The base is home to the 128 Squadron Detachment. Aircraft attached to the squadron are mainly transport and attack helicopters (Ka27/28, Mi-8, Mi-14, Mi-17, Mi-24, Mi-171Sh).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
African Express Airways	Al Mukalla, Berbera, Dubai, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Nairobi, Sharjah
Felix Airways	Al Ghaydah, Al Hudaydah, Riyan Mukalla, Sana'a, Seiyun, Socotra
Gulf Air	Bahrain
Royal Jordanian	Amman-Queen Alia
Saudi Arabian Airlines	Jeddah
Yemenia	Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Mumbai, Riyadh, Riyan Mukalla, Sana'a, Seiyun, Socotra

Accidents and incidents

• On 19 March 1972, EgyptAir Flight 763 crashed while on approach to Aden International. All 30 passengers and crew on board were killed.
• On 1 March 1977, Douglas C-47A 7O-ABF of Alyemda crashed into the Red Sea shortly after take-off. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight. All 19 people on board were killed.^[1]

References

World War II portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

1. ^ "7O-ABF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770301-1. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 

External links

• Accident history for ADE at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for OYAA at Great Circle Mapper.
• Current weather for OYAA at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for OYAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.