Jump to content

Taiz International Airport: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 13°41′09″N 044°08′21″E / 13.68583°N 44.13917°E / 13.68583; 44.13917
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Monkbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,695,952 edits
m →top: Task 15: language icon template(s) replaced (1×);
mNo edit summary
 
(15 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Airport in Yemen}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Taiz International Airport
| name = Taiz International Airport
Line 15: Line 16:
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = houthi
| operator =
| city-served =
| city-served =
| location = [[Taiz]]
| location = [[Taiz]]
Line 27: Line 28:
| r1-length-f = 10,040
| r1-length-f = 10,040
| r1-length-m = 3,060
| r1-length-m = 3,060
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year =
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-header =
Line 36: Line 37:
}}
}}


'''Taiz International Airport''' ({{lang-ar|مَطَار تَعِزّ ٱلدَّوْلِي|Maṭār Ta‘izz Ad-Dawlī}}, {{airport codes|TAI|OYTZ}}) is a public [[airport]] located in [[Taiz]],<ref name="Mallakh2014">{{cite book |last=El Mallakh |first=Ragaei |title=The Economic Development of the Yemen Arab Republic (RLE Economy of Middle East) |publisher=[[Routledge]] |chapter=Infrastructure |isbn=1-3175-9810-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-xohBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT103&dq=taiz+airport&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj935jv6cffAhXQDewKHdrWA94Q6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=taiz%20airport&f=false |year=2014}}</ref> the capital of the [[Taiz Governorate]], [[Yemen]].
'''Taiz International Airport''' ({{langx|ar|مَطَار تَعِزّ ٱلدَّوْلِي|Maṭār Ta‘izz Ad-Duwalī}}, {{airport codes|TAI|OYTZ}}) is a public [[airport]] located in [[Taiz]],<ref name="Mallakh2014">{{cite book |last=El Mallakh |first=Ragaei |title=The Economic Development of the Yemen Arab Republic (RLE Economy of Middle East) |publisher=[[Routledge]] |chapter=Infrastructure |isbn=978-1-3175-9810-7 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-xohBQAAQBAJ&dq=taiz+airport&pg=PT103 |year=2014}}</ref> the capital of the [[Taiz Governorate]], [[Yemen]].


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
All flights are currently suspended.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghattas|first1=Abir|title=Yemen's No Fly Zone: Thousands of Yemenis are Stranded Abroad|url=https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/03/31/yemens-no-fly-zone-thousands-of-yemenis-are-stranded-abroad/#|accessdate=8 April 2015}}</ref>
As of 2021, there are no longer any scheduled services at the airport after [[Yemenia]] suspended all routes in 2015 due to the ongoing regional conflict.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghattas|first1=Abir|title=Yemen's No Fly Zone: Thousands of Yemenis are Stranded Abroad|url=https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/03/31/yemens-no-fly-zone-thousands-of-yemenis-are-stranded-abroad/#|accessdate=8 April 2015}}</ref> Previously, the airline served few domestic and international destinations from here.

{{airport-dest-list
==Military usage==
|[[Felix Airways]] | [[Djibouti Airport|Djibouti]], [[Dammam Airport|Dammam]], [[Hodeida International Airport|Hodeida]], [[Jeddah Airport|Jeddah]], [[Sana'a Airport|Sana'a]] (all suspended)

|[[Yemenia]] | [[Cairo Airport|Cairo]], [[Jeddah Airport|Jeddah]], [[Riyadh Airport|Riyadh]], [[Sana'a Airport|Sana'a]] (all suspended)
The airport is home to '''Taiz Air Base''' which consist of the '''Taiz Air Brigade''' which is home to both 8 and 9 Helicopter Squadrons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/yemen/yemen-air-force-air-defense#OYTZ385|title= Yemen Air Force and Air Defense - Taiz (OYTZ) |publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=30 September 2024}}</ref>
}}


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
*On 19 March 1969, a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] 4W-AAS of [[Yemenia|Yemen Airlines]] crashed shortly after take-off due to an incorrectly assembled elevator trim tab which operated in the opposite manner to normal. The aircraft was operating a test flight, all four crew were killed.<ref name=ASN190369>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690319-0 |title=4W-AAS Accident Description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=9 February 2011}}</ref>
*On 19 March 1969, a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] 4W-AAS of [[Yemenia|Yemen Airlines]] crashed shortly after take-off due to an incorrectly assembled elevator trim tab which operated in the opposite manner to normal. The aircraft was operating a test flight, all four crew were killed.<ref name=ASN190369>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690319-0 |title=4W-AAS Accident Description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=9 February 2011}}</ref>
*On 13 December 1973, a [[Douglas DC-3]] 4W-ABR of Yemen Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name=ASN131273>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19731213-2 |title=4W-ABR Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=26 August 2010}}</ref>
*On 13 December 1973, a [[Douglas DC-3]] 4W-ABR of Yemen Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.<ref name=ASN131273>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19731213-2 |title=4W-ABR Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=26 August 2010}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of airports in Yemen]]


==References==
==References==
Line 53: Line 57:


==External links==
==External links==
* {{WAD|OYTZ}}


{{portalbar|Aviation}}
{{Airports in Yemen}}
{{Airports in Yemen}}
{{authority control}}


[[Category:Airports in Yemen]]
[[Category:Airports in Yemen]]
[[Category:Taiz|Airport]]
[[Category:Taiz|Airport]]



{{Yemen-airport-stub}}
{{Yemen-airport-stub}}

Latest revision as of 12:08, 24 December 2024

Taiz International Airport

مَطَار تَعِزّ ٱلدَّوْلِي (in Arabic)
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationTaiz
Elevation AMSL4,838 ft / 1,475 m
Coordinates13°41′09″N 044°08′21″E / 13.68583°N 44.13917°E / 13.68583; 44.13917
Map
TAI is located in Yemen
TAI
TAI
Location of airport in Yemen
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 10,040 3,060 Asphalt

Taiz International Airport (Arabic: مَطَار تَعِزّ ٱلدَّوْلِي, romanized: Maṭār Ta‘izz Ad-Duwalī, (IATA: TAI, ICAO: OYTZ)) is a public airport located in Taiz,[1] the capital of the Taiz Governorate, Yemen.

Airlines and destinations

[edit]

As of 2021, there are no longer any scheduled services at the airport after Yemenia suspended all routes in 2015 due to the ongoing regional conflict.[2] Previously, the airline served few domestic and international destinations from here.

Military usage

[edit]

The airport is home to Taiz Air Base which consist of the Taiz Air Brigade which is home to both 8 and 9 Helicopter Squadrons.[3]

Accidents and incidents

[edit]
  • On 19 March 1969, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain 4W-AAS of Yemen Airlines crashed shortly after take-off due to an incorrectly assembled elevator trim tab which operated in the opposite manner to normal. The aircraft was operating a test flight, all four crew were killed.[4]
  • On 13 December 1973, a Douglas DC-3 4W-ABR of Yemen Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.[5]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ El Mallakh, Ragaei (2014). "Infrastructure". The Economic Development of the Yemen Arab Republic (RLE Economy of Middle East). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-3175-9810-7.
  2. ^ Ghattas, Abir. "Yemen's No Fly Zone: Thousands of Yemenis are Stranded Abroad". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Yemen Air Force and Air Defense - Taiz (OYTZ)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ "4W-AAS Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ^ "4W-ABR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article about a Yemeni airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Taiz_International_Airport&oldid=1264971609"