Taiz International Airport

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

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
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 10,040 3,060 Asphalt

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.

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.[3]
  • On 13 December 1973, a Douglas DC-3 4W-ABR of Yemen Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.[4]

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. ^ "4W-AAS Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. ^ "4W-ABR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.

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