AirportsAden International Airport is a large airport serving Aden, in Aden Governorate, Yemen. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ADE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ADE
- ICAO code
- OYAA
- City
- Aden
- State or region
- Aden Governorate
- Country
- Yemen
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.8296° N, 45.0300° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ADE means Aden International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OYAA. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.8296° N, 45.0300° E. It stands 2 metres (7 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Aden, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aden International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 7 airports of Yemen on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taiz International AirportTaiz | TAI | 136 km |
| Djibouti-Ambouli AirportDjibouti City, Djibouti | JIB | 248 km |
| Berbera AirportBerbera, Somalia | BBO | 272 km |
| Sanaa International AirportSanaa | SAH | 307 km |
| Egal International AirportHargeisa, Somalia | HGA | 383 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,748 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,052 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,756 km | 2 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,912 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,368 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,527 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,614 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,604 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,278 km | 15 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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