Riyan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,183 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Yemen)

tied #3 of 4 in YE

same length as GXF · #8 of 13 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RIY in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,183 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #3 in Yemen.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RIY lies at 16 m (54 ft), #509 of 650 published airports by elevation and 20.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,022 ft below the Yemen median (1,076 ft, 4 airports); SAH is highest at 7,216 ft, 7,162 ft higher than RIY.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Seiyun Hadhramaut International Airport (GXF), 85.3 NM, 9,843 ft. RIY ties with GXF for the longest runway in this radius (9,843 ft).

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

RIY runway: 06/24 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #3 of 4 in Yemen with GXF at 9,843 ft; SAH leads by 826 ft (10,669 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	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	—

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →