Al Ghaydah Airport Explained

Al Ghaydha Airport
Iata:	AAY
Icao:	OYGD
Pushpin Map:	Yemen
Pushpin Mapsize:	240
Pushpin Mark:	Airplane_silhouette.svg
Pushpin Label:	AAY
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Yemen
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Al-Ghaydah
Elevation-F:	134
Elevation-M:	41
Coordinates:	16.1934°N 52.1742°W
R1-Number:	08/26
R1-Length-F:	8,858
R1-Length-M:	2,700
R1-Surface:	Asphalt

Al Ghaydah Airport is an airport near Al Ghaydah, in Mahrah Governorate of south-eastern Yemen.

History

In December 2017, Saudi Arabia began stationing troops at Al-Ghaydah International Airport, as part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen.^[1] Following months of protests, Saudi forces returned control of the airport to Yemeni officials in July 2018.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of airports in Yemen

Notes and References

1. News: Saudi-UAE forces give up Yemen’s eastern airport . . 16 July 2018.
2. News: Yemen civil authorities take charges of the Al Ghaydah airport . . 14 July 2018 . Charlotte . Bellis . Charlotte Bellis . Yemen's civil aviation authorities are back in control of a local airport. Until recently, the Al Ghaydah Airport, near Yemen's border with Oman, was supervised by the Saudi-led forces..