Aden airport

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aden airport
Aden (Yemen)
Aden
Aden
Characteristics
ICAO code OYAA
IATA code ADE
Coordinates

12 ° 49 '46 "  N , 45 ° 1' 44"  E Coordinates: 12 ° 49 '46 "  N , 45 ° 1' 44"  E
Height above MSL 2 m (7  ft )


Start-and runway
08/26 3100 m × 45 m asphalt

i1 i3


i8 i10 i12 i14

BW

The Aden Airport ( english Aden International Airport ) is an airport of Aden in Yemen . The Yemen Air Force also used it as a military airfield . It is the second largest in the country after Sanaa Airport .

story

The airport was built on the site of the former Royal Air Force Station Khormaksar , or RAF Khormaksar for short . The base was opened in 1917 and existed as RAF station until 1967. During the Second World War were here bombers and Catalina - flying boats stationed. After 1945 the military base was expanded. In the 1950s and 1960s, RAF Khormaksar was an important stopover for flights to the Far East .

In 1958 a state of emergency was declared by the British colonial authorities after Yemeni forces occupied the nearby Jebel Jehaf . Squadrons of the RAF were relocated to Aden in support of the British Army . In the 1960s, during operations in the Rhadfan area , the base reached its peak in flight movements and was targeted by terrorists. In 1964 up to 48 Hawker Hunters were stationed here. Some Avro Shackleton of the 37th Squadron were also used in night bombing raids and transport planes brought supplies to the field airfields near Thumeir and Dhal .

The Labor government elected in the United Kingdom in 1966 announced that it intended to withdraw all troops by 1968. At the end of British rule over Aden, the RAF therefore organized an airlift to RAF Muharraq in Bahrain in 1967 , where the remaining fighter planes were also relocated. The station was closed on November 29, 1967.

Later in the 1970s and 1980s it was used by the Soviet Union Air Forces .

location

The airport is located near the city of Aden .

Airfield features

The tower (TWR) sends and receives on the frequency 118.7  MHz . The airport has various navigation aids. The runway 08/26 has an instrument landing system (ILS). The non-directional radio beacon (NDB) transmits on the frequency 361  kHz with the identifier AD . The rotating radio beacon (VOR) transmits on frequency 112.5  MHz with the identifier KRA . A distance measuring equipment (DME) is present.

Airlines and Destinations

The airport is served by some airlines:

Incidents

In the vicinity of the Aden airport several, z. Also known to be fatal accidents. A total of 72 people were killed. Examples:

  • On October 11, 1960, a Blackburn Beverley of the Royal Air Force ( aircraft registration number XL151 ) was used to search for a missing Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor of the Somali Air Force, which was missing on a flight from Berbera (Somalia) to Aden. The Beverley flew 35 kilometers north of the RAF base Aden / Khormaksar into a sand dune and exploded. None of the seven occupants survived the accident.
  • On 12 October 1967, a rolled over Bristol Britannia 253 / C.1 of the Royal Air Force (XL638) the runway end at the airport Aden and crashed into the sea. The cause was the failure of the propeller to reverse the thrust . All inmates survived. The aircraft was totaled.
  • On March 19, 1972, a Douglas DC-9-32 (YU-AHR) flew into a mountain around 7 kilometers from the destination Aden airport . None of the 30 people on board survived the accident. The machine was operated by Yugoslavian Inex Adria Airways on behalf of Egyptair .
  • On March 1, 1977, a Douglas DC-3 / C-47A-25-DK of the South Yemeni Alyemda with the registration number 7O-ABF crashed into the sea after taking off from Aden Airport. The machine was on the flight to Seiyun. All 19 inmates were killed.
  • On October 16, 1977, the hijacked Lufthansa plane Landshut ( flight LH 181 ) made a stopover for refueling against the will of the local authorities. After the runway was blocked by the authorities, the Landshut landed on a side runway, where the landing gear was damaged. Flight captain Jürgen Schumann was murdered by the terrorists after his late return after inspecting the landing gear.
  • On May 9, 1982, a de Havilland Canada DHC-7 of the Alyemda (7O-ACK) crashed into the sea about 2 kilometers from the runway while approaching the airport. The plane took off from Mukalla . Of the 49 inmates, 23 were killed. This was the first total loss of a de Havilland Canada DHC-7.
  • On December 30, 2020, there was a terrorist attack at the airport, in which 25 people died and 110 others were injured. During the arrival of a plane carrying members of the newly formed government of Yemen , the attackers opened fire and detonated explosives.

Web links

Commons : Aden International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
  2. ↑ Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on June 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ James J. Halley: Broken Wings. Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents . Air-Britain (Historians), Tunbridge Wells, 1999, ISBN 0-85130-290-4 , p. 203.
  4. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report for the Beverley XL151 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on August 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report for the Britannia 253 XL638 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on February 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ James J. Halley: Broken Wings. Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents . Air-Britain (Historians), Tunbridge Wells, 1999, ISBN 0-85130-290-4 , p. 218.
  7. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report from the DC-9-32 YU-AHR in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on March 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the DC-3 7O-ABF in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ Flight accident data and report of the DHC-7 7O-ACK in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands. In: Reuters . December 30, 2020, accessed December 30, 2020 .
  11. ^ Yemen's PM condemns 'treacherous, cowardly' Aden airport attack. In: Al Jazeera . December 30, 2020, accessed December 31, 2020 .