Aden International Airport
| Aden International Airport | |||
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IATA: ADE – ICAO: OYAA
 ADE
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| 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°ECoordinates: 12°49′46.35″N 045°01′43.65″E / 12.8295417°N 45.0287917°E | ||
| 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).
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| African Express Airways | Al Mukalla, Berbera, Dubai, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Nairobi, Sharjah |
| Felix Airways | Al Ghaydah, Al Hudaydah, Riyan Mukalla, Sana'a, Seiyun, Socotra |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman-Queen Alia |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah |
| Yemenia | Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Mumbai, Nairobi, Riyadh, Riyan, Sana'a, Sayun |
[edit] 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 16 October 1977, a hijacked aircraft of Lufthansa D-ABCE (Landshut) performed a fuelstop on its way to Mogadishu which was not allowed by the airport crew of Aden.
- 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]
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ "7O-ABF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770301-1. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
[edit] 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.
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