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Sanaa International Airport

Sanaa, Sanaa Municipality (Yemen)
IATA: SAH ICAO: OYSN
Longest Active Runway
10,669 ft
3,252 meters
Field Elevation
7,216 ft
2,199 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
15.4763°, 44.2197°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#3 in Yemen
Out of 13 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#680 Worldwide
Top 9.0% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#93 MSL
Top 3.7% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+6.7%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Sanaa International Airport's longest active runway measures 10,669 ft (3,252 m). It ranks as the #3 longest runway in Yemen and #680 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
18/36 10,669 ft (3252m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ 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/sah.json ↗