Socotra Airport

Socotra Airport
مطار سقطرى الدولي
IATA: SCTICAO: OYSQ
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Serves Socotra
Location Socotra, Yemen
Opened 1999 (1999)
Elevation AMSL 45 m / 146 ft
Coordinates 12°37′50″N 053°54′20″E / 12.63056°N 53.90556°E / 12.63056; 53.90556
Map
SCT

Location of airport in Yemen

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,300 10,827 Asphalt

Socotra Airport (Arabic: مطار سقطرى الدولي) is an airport in Socotra, Yemen (IATA: SCT, ICAO: OYSQ).[1] It is the only commercial airport that serves the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea and its capital town of Hadibu. It was opened in 1999.

Overview

The most remote Yemeni airport has nearly daily flights connecting the island with the mainland airport near Al Mukalla (Riyan Airport) where all aircraft make a technical stop on their route to the capital city of Sana'a or the southern port city of Aden.

The airport is located on the paved road that connects Hadibo on the northern coast with the main tourist attraction on the extreme west of the island, Qalansiyah beach. It takes about two hours to get from the airport to Qalansiyah.

There is no scheduled transportation service between the airport and Hadibo, but it can be reached within a quarter of an hour by vehicle. Normal fees vary between 30 and 50 Yemeni rials.

Flights were suspended in March 2015, due to military actions from Saudi Arabia.[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Felix Airways Mukalla, Sana'a, Sharjah
Yemenia Mukalla, Sana'a

References


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