Sana'a International Airport
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Sana'a International Airport مطار صنعاء الدولي |
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Yemen | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Yemen | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sana'a | ||||||||||
| Location | Sana'a | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 7,216 ft / 2,199 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°28′35″N 044°13′11″E / 15.47639°N 44.21972°ECoordinates: 15°28′35″N 044°13′11″E / 15.47639°N 44.21972°E | ||||||||||
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 SAH/OYSN
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Sana'a International Airport (IATA: SAH, ICAO: OYSN) is the primary international airport of Yemen located in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. It serves the city of Sana'a. Initially, a small passenger terminal was built in the 1970s. The runway is shared with a large military base with several fighter jets and transport aircraft of the Yemeni Air Force.
Due to the 2015 military intervention in Yemen, a no-fly zone has been imposed over the entire country, as of 28 March 2015, so civilian flights have ceased operation. The only flights operating from then on were flights by foreign countries to evacuate their nationals.
On 29 April 2015, the airport was the target of severe bombardment from the Saudi Arabian air force. The only runway and the passenger terminal building have been severely damaged and are unusable for the foreseeable future. On 9 August 2016, the airport was closed down once again after resumption of services by Yemenia due to closure of airspace by the Saudi Coalition
Currently, many of the formerly served routes are suspended due to the aforementioned heavy damage to the airport's facilities. As of early 2016, all of Yemenia's flights operate via Bisha Domestic Airport. However, Yemenia does not have the traffic rights to transport passengers solely to or from Bisha.
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