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Yemen

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National Commercial Aviation & Runway Registry (ISO: YE)
4 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
10,669 ft
3,252 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
4
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

Yemen Runway Facts at a Glance

Top 4 longest runways: #1 Sanaa International Airport (SAH) 10,669 ft; #2 Aden International Airport (ADE) 10,171 ft; tied #3 Riyan International Airport (RIY) 9,843 ft; tied #3 Seiyun Hadhramaut International Airport (GXF) 9,843 ft. The gap from SAH to GXF is 826 ft.

Elevation: Highest: Sanaa International Airport (SAH) at 7,216 ft (2,199 m); lowest: ADE at 7 ft, a spread of 7,209 ft.

Runway count: 4 published airports, 4 active runways in total; 4 with 1 active runway.

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in Yemen ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank Aerodrome Name IATA Municipality Longest Runway Elevation Published Global Rank
#1 in YE Sanaa International Airport SAH Sanaa 10,669 ft (3252m) 7,216 ft tied #426 of 650
#2 in YE Aden International Airport ADE Aden 10,171 ft (3100m) 7 ft tied #512 of 650
tied #3 in YE Seiyun Hadhramaut International Airport GXF Seiyun 9,843 ft (3000m) 2,097 ft tied #603 of 650
tied #3 in YE Riyan International Airport RIY Mukalla(Riyan) 9,843 ft (3000m) 54 ft tied #603 of 650