Sanaa International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #426 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#680 of 7558

Top 9.0% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Yemen)

#1 of 4 in YE

#3 of 13 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+6.7%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SAH in numbers: 10,669 ft longest runway · tied #426 of 650 published · #680 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.0%) · #1 in Yemen.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

SAH lies at 2,199 m (7,216 ft), #18 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 6,140 ft above the Yemen median (1,076 ft, 4 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of SAH. Nearest published airport: Aden International Airport (ADE), 166 NM, 10,171 ft (498 ft shorter than SAH); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,669 ft (3,252 m)

SAH runway: 18/36 10,669 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 4 in Yemen; 498 ft ahead of ADE (10,171 ft). +6.7% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	10,669 ft (3252 m / 3.252 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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