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The 10 largest airports and airlines in Yemen

Further information is provided on the 10 biggest airports in Yemen. At Sana'a International Airport alone, 12 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 22 destinations.

Out of the three airlines of the country we have listed biggest 3. Yemenia is leading here with a total of 11 flight destinations.

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The biggest airports in Yemen

IATANameCityAirlinesDestinations
SAHSana'a International AirportSana'a1222
ADEAden International AirportAden718
HODHodeidah International AirportHodeida24
RIYMukalla International AirportRiyan29
SCTSocotra International AirportSocotra Islands21
GXFSayun International AirportSayun24
TAITa'izz International AirportTa'izz26
AXKAtaq AirportAtaq11
AAYAl Ghaidah International AirportAl Ghayzah11
BHNBeihan Airportn/an/a


Freight volume

In 2021, a total of 2.48 million ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in Yemen.

The biggest airlines based in Yemen

The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is Yemenia. It flies to 11 domestic and international airports. It currently has a fleet of 5 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in Yemen are:

IATANameCallsignFleet sizeDestinations
IYYemeniaYemeni511
FOFelix AirwaysFelix35
QAQueen Bilqis AirwaysBilqis24

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