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]