Massawa International Airport
Massawa International Airport is an airport in Massawa, a major city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. It is considered to be the successor of the Otumlo Airport, also in Massawa, which was destroyed in 1941.Localities in the Area
Dogali
Village
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Dogali is a town in eastern Eritrea. Situated near Massawa, it became famous for the Battle of Dogali, on January 24, 1887, between Italy and the Ethiopian Empire, specifically the lord Ras Alula. Dogali is situated 9 km southwest of Massawa International Airport.
Massawa International Airport
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport
- Categories: international airport, air base and transportation
- Location: Massawa Subregion, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
15.66734° or 15° 40' 2" northLongitude
39.37134° or 39° 22' 17" eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)IATA airport code
MSWICAO airport code
HHMSOpen Location Code
7G7XM98C+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 421523311OpenStreetMap Feature
aeroway=aerodromeMassawa International Airport Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: مطار مصوع الدولي
- Cebuano: Massawa International Airport
- Chinese: 馬薩瓦國際機場
- Chinese: 马萨瓦国际机场
- Dutch: Luchthaven Massawa
- English: HHMS
- English: MSW
- French: Aéroport international de Massawa
- German: Flughafen Massaua
- Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Massawa
- Indonesian: HHMS
- Indonesian: MSW
- Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Massaua
- Japanese: マッサワ国際空港
- Japanese: マッサワ空港
- Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Massawa
- Norwegian: Massawa internasjonale lufthavn
- Norwegian Bokmål: HHMS
- Norwegian Bokmål: MSW
- Norwegian Bokmål: Massawa internasjonale lufthavn
- Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی ماساوا
- Persian: فرودگاه بینالمللی ماساوا
- Polish: Port lotniczy Massawa
- Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Massawa
- Romanian: Aeroportul Massawa
- Russian: Массауа (аэропорт)
- Russian: Массауа
- Serbian: HHMS
- Serbian: MSW
- Serbian: Међународни аеродром Масава
- Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Massawa
- Spanish: Aeropuerto de Massawa
- Spanish: HHMS
- Spanish: MSW
- Swedish: Massawa International Airport
- Tyap: Kyai A̱man-tswam Ma̱sawa
- Tyap: MSW
- Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Massawa
- Welsh: Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Massawa
Localities in the Area
- EmberemiVillage, 7 km northeast
- ZagaLocality, 8 km southeast
- Old AirportLocality, 9 km southeast
- Housing ComplexLocality, 11 km southeast
- Massawa
Landmarks in the Area
- Massawa International Airport TerminalAirport terminal
- Patriots CemeteryCemetery, 7 km southeast
- MonculloRailway station, 7 km southeast
- مسجدMosque, 8 km southeast
- مسجد إمبرميMosque, 8 km northeast
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