# Sanaa International Airport (SAH / OYSN)

**Sanaa International Airport** (IATA: SAH, ICAO: OYSN) is a large airport in Sanaa, Sanaa Municipality, Yemen. It opened in 1964. It has one runway, 3,252 m (10,669 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oysn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAH / OYSN
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Sanaa, Sanaa Municipality, Yemen
- Opened: 1964 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 2,199 m / 7,216 ft
- Coordinates: 15.4763, 44.2197
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,252 m / 10,669 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Aden
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa_International_Airport (31 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1165296
- Weather station: OYSN
- Ident: OYSN

## Timeline

- 1964: Sanaa International Airport opens.
- 28 Apr 2015: Felix Airways CRJ700 destruction.
- 4 May 2015: 7O-ADG destruction.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,252 m / 10,669 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,990 km / 1,237 mi · Yemenia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SAH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- IY [Yemenia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yemenia) · 1
- FO [Felix Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/felix-airways)

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,252 m / 10,669 ft | =760 of 29,858 | #92 in Middle East | #3 in YE |
| Elevation | 2,199 m / 7,216 ft | #452 of 43,403 | #1 in Middle East | #1 in YE |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | #33 in Middle East | #1 in YE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =1 in YE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [OYZM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyzm.md) Al-Hazm Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [MYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oymb.md) Marib Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [EAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyab.md) Abs Airport · 126 km / 79 mi
- [OYRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyrt.md) Barat Airport · 140 km / 87 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #74

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sanaa International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanaa_International_Airport&oldid=1371699529), revision of 27 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oysn/data