AirportsSanaa International Airport is a large airport serving Sanaa, in Sanaa Municipality, Yemen. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SAH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SAH
- ICAO code
- OYSN
- City
- Sanaa
- State or region
- Sanaa Municipality
- Country
- Yemen
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.4763° N, 44.2197° E
- Elevation
- 2,199 m (7,216 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,252 m (10,669 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SAH means Sanaa International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OYSN. 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 15.4763° N, 44.2197° E. It stands 2,199 metres (7,216 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
Sanaa International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,252 metres (10,669 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Yemen on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,252 m 10,669 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 | 199 km |
| Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz AirportJizan, Saudi Arabia | GIZ | 236 km |
| Najran Domestic AirportNajran, Saudi Arabia | EAM | 238 km |
| Aden International AirportAden | ADE | 307 km |
| Abha International AirportAbha, Saudi Arabia | AHB | 349 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,672 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,065 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,590 km | 2 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,619 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,093 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,220 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,735 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,503 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,506 km | 15 h 35 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.