AirportsSocotra Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mori, in Socotra Archipelago Governorate, Yemen. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SCT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SCT
- ICAO code
- OYSQ
- City
- Mori
- State or region
- Socotra Archipelago Governorate
- Country
- Yemen
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.6321° N, 53.9062° E
- Elevation
- 45 m (146 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,300 m (10,827 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SCT means Socotra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OYSQ. 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 12.6321° N, 53.9062° E. It stands 45 metres (146 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Socotra Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,300 metres (10,827 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,300 m 10,827 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Al Ghaydah International AirportAl Ghaydah | AAY | 438 km |
| Salalah International AirportSalalah, Oman | SLL | 490 km |
| Riyan International AirportMukalla(Riyan) | RIY | 539 km |
| Bender Qassim International AirportBosaso, Somalia | BSA | 540 km |
| Seiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyun | GXF | 664 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,983 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,150 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,411 km | 2 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,485 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,017 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,773 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,657 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,827 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,451 km | 14 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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