AirportsRiyan International Airport is a large airport serving Mukalla(Riyan), in Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RIY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RIY
- ICAO code
- OYRN
- City
- Mukalla(Riyan)
- State or region
- Hadhramaut Governorate
- Country
- Yemen
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 14.6622° N, 49.3753° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (54 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RIY means Riyan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OYRN. 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 14.6622° N, 49.3753° E. It stands 16 metres (54 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
Riyan International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyun | GXF | 158 km |
| Al Ghaydah International AirportAl Ghaydah | AAY | 345 km |
| Bender Qassim International AirportBosaso, Somalia | BSA | 377 km |
| Sharurah Domestic AirportSharurah, Saudi Arabia | SHW | 394 km |
| Aden International AirportAden | ADE | 512 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,243 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,546 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,333 km | 2 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,013 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,530 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,458 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,175 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,103 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,985 km | 14 h 55 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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