- Socotra Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Socotra Airport
nativename = "مطار سقطرى الدولي"
IATA = SCT
ICAO = OYSQ
type = Public / Military
operator =
city-served =Socotra
location =Socotra ,Yemen
elevation-m = 45
elevation-f = 146
coordinates = coord|12|37|50|N|053|54|20|E|type:airport
website =
metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 03/21
r1-length-m = 3,300
r1-length-f = 10,827
r1-surface =Asphalt Socotra Airport (مطار سقطرى الدولي: Arabic) is an airport in
Socotra ,Yemen airport codes|SCT|OYSQ. It is the only commercial airport that serves the Yemeni island of Socotra in theArabian Sea and its capital town ofHadibo . The most remote Yemeni airport has nearly daily flights connecting the island with the mainland airport nearAl-Mukallah (Riyan International Airport ) where all aircraft make a technical stop on their route to the capital city ofSana'a or the southern port city ofAden . All civil flights are operated by the nationalAl-Yemenia airline.The airport is located on the paved road that connects Hadibo on the northern coast with the main tourist attraction on the extreme west of the island,
Qalansiyah beach. It takes about two hours from the airport to get to Qalansiyah, an unpolluted, quiet and romantic beach.There is no scheduled transportation service between the airport and Hadibo, but it can be reached within a quarter of an hour by any random collective bus or any other vehicle, most probably going westwards. In case you take a bus you are normally expected to pay a little more than local passengers. Normal fees vary between 30 and 50 Yemeni rials (1.00 USD = 200.00 YRS).
Furthermore, it is a bit more difficult to get from the airport to Hadibo if you arrive to the island without any prior arrangements, unless you speak Arabic and/or know how to make deals with private car drivers.
Please note that Socotra, being still an undeveloped island that has no industries or agriculture, can't offer an expected variety of food and local groceries and therefore charge heavily for items that are imported from the mainland, even bottled water.
Airlines and destinations
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Yemenia Yemen Airways (Riyan Mukalla)References
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