Abs Airport Explained

Abs Airport
Nativename-A:مطار عبس
Iata:EAB
Icao:OYAB
Type:Public
City-Served:Abs
Elevation-F:651
Coordinates:16.0111°N 43.1778°W
Pushpin Map:Yemen
Pushpin Label:EAB
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Yemen
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-F:8250
R1-Length-M:2515
R1-Surface:Dirt
Footnotes:Source: Google Maps[1]

Abs is an airport serving the town of Abs in Yemen.

On 11 January 2024, the Royal Air Force struck an airfield at the airport, which the U.S. and UK said was a launch site for cruise missiles and drones launched by the Houthis against merchant and naval vessels during the Red Sea crisis.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://maps.google.com/?ll=16.009475,43.176656&spn=0.039972,0.032616&t=h&z=15 Google Maps - Abbs
  2. News: Sabbagh . Dan . US and UK strike Houthi sites in Yemen in response to ‘unprecedented’ attacks . 12 January 2024 . . 2023-01-11.