Aden International Airport

Aden International Airport

Aden International Airport is an international airport in Aden, Yemen. It is the second-largest airport in Yemen after Sana’a International Airport. The airport was established on the former RAF Khormaksar, which opened in 1917 and closed as an RAF station in 1967.

About Aden International Airport in brief

Summary Aden International AirportAden International Airport is an international airport in Aden, Yemen. It is the second-largest airport in Yemen after Sana’a International Airport. The airport was established on the former RAF Khormaksar, which opened in 1917 and closed as an RAF station in 1967. It later served as a Soviet Air Force station during the 1970s and 1980s.

From 1971 until 1996 it was also the main hub of Alyemda Yemen Democratic Airlines. During the Yemeni Civil War in the Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen, the city of Aden including its airport became a battleground.