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Aden International Airport is an international airport in Aden, Yemen (IATA: ADE, ICAO: OYAA) and the oldest airport in the Arabian peninsula. Prior to its use as a civil air facility, the aerodrome was known as RAF Khormaksar, which opened in 1917 and closed as an RAF station in 1967. In the 1970s and 1980s it was both a civilian airport and a Soviet Air Force air base. It continues to be used for military purposes by the Yemeni Air Force.

Aden International Airport

مطار عدن الدولي
Aden International Airport in July 2017
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorSouthern Transitional Council (Southern Movement)
ServesAden
LocationAden, Yemen
Hub forYemenia
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates12°49′46″N 045°01′44″E
Map
ADE
Location within Yemen
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 10,171 3,100 Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data[1]

History


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. From 1971 until 1996 it was also the main hub of Alyemda Yemen Democratic Airlines. It is the second-largest airport in Yemen after Sana'a International Airport. The new terminal was built between 1983 and 1985, with a capacity of one million passengers a year. A major reconstruction and expansion of Aden International was completed in 2001, including a new runway that can handle large, long-haul aircraft.[citation needed] In 2000 the constructions at the new control tower and airport department building were completed. Plans to make that airport a regional cargo hub, with an "air cargo village" by 2004 appear to have failed. Although construction began in January 2003, by the end of the year the managing company had dissolved.

During the Yemeni Civil War in the Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen, the city of Aden including its airport became a battleground. The Battle of Aden Airport took place on 19 March 2015, with Houthi forces mounting an attack on the airport that was repelled by forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Operations were suspended for months, owing to bombing by the Saudi Air Force in Operation Decisive Storm.[citation needed]

On 22 July 2015, the airport was declared fit for operation again, as a Saudi plane carrying aid reportedly became the first plane to land in Aden in four months.[2] Two days later two more Saudi planes landed carrying the equipment needed to resume operations, to enable aid to be delivered to the embattled country.[3]

On 26 November 2015, the airport re-opened briefly for civilian air traffic after being closed for 10 months, with a Yemenia flight arriving from Amman-Queen Alia international Airport in Jordan.[4] Service for the next three months was sporadic, but at the end of February 2016 it was reported that the airport would reopen for ordinary commercial service after a few weeks of repairs.[5]

The blockade was reinstated on 21 February 2016.[6]

The blockade was lifted on 14 November 2017, when the first commercial flight has landed at Aden International Airport.[7][8] Flights were cancelled once again, for four days (28-31 January 2018), but resumed on 1 February 2018.[9][10]


Military usage


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).[citation needed]


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Air Djibouti[11] Djibouti
Yemenia[12] Amman–Queen Alia, Cairo, Djibouti, Jeddah, Khartoum, Mumbai, Riyadh, Seiyun

Accidents and incidents



References


 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. "Airport information for OYAA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. "Aden Airport ready to operate". Yemen Times. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. "Saudis land in Aden with equipment to re-open airport: Arabiya TV". Reuters. Reuters. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. "Aden airport opens for civilian traffic". 26 November 2015.
  5. "Aden airport to reopen fully for commercial traffic within weeks". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. "Yemenia - Yemen Airways". Yemenia - Yemen Airways.
  7. "Aden airport receives first commercial flight after Yemen blockade". Reuters Editorial.
  8. "Saudi-led coalition allows Yemen's Aden airport to resume daily flights - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  9. "Yemen Airways resumes Aden flights". wam. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  10. "Yemen Airways to resume flights to and from Aden airport today".
  11. "Home – Air Djibouti". air-djibouti.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. "Schedule". instagram.com. 3 August 2022.
  13. Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network
  14. "On This Day—23 February 1972: Hijackers surrender and free Lufthansa crew". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  15. "7O-ABF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  16. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  17. "Clashes in southern Yemeni city force closure of airport". Deccan Chronicle. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  18. Hendawi, Hamza (19 March 2015). "Aden, Yemen airport attack triggers intense gunbattle, airstrikes". The Star. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  19. "Yemen war: Deadly attack at Aden airport as new government arrives". BBC News. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. Magdy | AP, Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy. "Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110". Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020 via www.washingtonpost.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. "Yemens Information Minister -Muammar al-Iryani, accuses Houthi Rebels for Blasts that hit Yemens Aden airport". The Indian Subcontinent. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  22. France-Presse, Agence (30 October 2021). "Yemen: bomb blast near Aden airport kills at least 12 civilians". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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На других языках


[de] Flughafen Aden

Der Flughafen Aden (englisch Aden International Airport) ist ein Flughafen von Aden im Jemen. Die Luftstreitkräfte des Jemen nutzten ihn parallel als Militärflugplatz. Er ist nach dem Flughafen Sanaa der zweitgrößte des Landes.
- [en] Aden International Airport

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Adén

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Adén[1] es un aeropuerto de Adén, Yemen (IATA: ADE, OACI: OYAA).

[fr] Aéroport d'Aden

L'aéroport international d'Aden est un aéroport international situé à Aden, au Yémen (code IATA : ADE • code OACI : OYAA).

[ru] Аден (аэропорт)

Международный аэропорт Аден (араб. مطار عدن الدولي‎) (ИАТА: ADE, ИКАО: OYAA) — международный аэропорт, расположенный в Адене, Йемен. Является старейшим аэропортом на Аравийском полуострове. До использования в качестве гражданского аэропорта аэродром был авиабазой Королевских ВВС Хормаксар, который открылся в 1917 году и перестал использоваться Королевскими ВВС в 1967 году. В 1970-х и 1980-х годах он использовался одновременно как гражданский аэропорт и авиабазой советских ВВС. Он продолжает использоваться в военных целях ВВС Йемена.



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