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Riyan International Airport

Mukalla(Riyan), Hadhramaut Governorate (Yemen)
IATA: RIY ICAO: OYRN
Longest Active Runway
9,843 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
54 ft
16 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
14.6622°, 49.3753°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#8 in Yemen
Out of 13 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1183 Worldwide
Top 15.9% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5831 MSL
Top 79.8% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Riyan International Airport's longest active runway measures 9,843 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #8 longest runway in Yemen and #1183 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
06/24 9,843 ft (3000m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name IATA Distance Longest Runway Lighting
Seiyun Hadhramaut International Airport (Seiyun) GXF 85.3 NM (158 km) 9,843 ft

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/riy.json ↗