Socotra airport

مطار سقطرى
Characteristics
ICAO code	OYSQ
IATA code	SCT
Coordinates	12 ° 37 '50 " N , 53 ° 54' 21" E Coordinates: 12 ° 37 '50 " N , 53 ° 54' 21" E
Height above MSL	45 m (148 ft )
Basic data
opening	July 1999
Start-and runway
03/21	3300 m × 45 m asphalt

The Socotra Airport , internationally as Socotra Airport known is the airport of the Yemeni island of Socotra .

history

Until the opening of Socotra Airport, the island of Socotra was largely cut off from the outside world. The stormy weather, rough seas and the lack of a natural harbor prevented shipping traffic with the mainland for five months a year. An existing runway served military purposes and was rarely used by civil aircraft.

Socotra Airport, which opened in July 1999, is located on the north coast, on the road from the main town of Hadibu to the tourist center in the west of the island. It is used for military purposes and is regularly approached by civil aircraft. Its commissioning immediately led to a strong economic boom on the island, the construction of paved roads and the planning of a port. This development was associated with hitherto unknown interventions in nature. From a nature conservation point of view, concerns have been expressed that invasive species could enter the island via the airport .

After the military intervention in Yemen , civil air traffic was suspended in March 2015 and only resumed at the end of 2018. In April 2018, Socotra Airport was occupied by soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and the guard from the Yemeni army was sent away. The tensions that had been triggered were resolved in the following month through the mediation of Saudi Arabia . A few weeks later, the airport was the hub for the arrival of rescue teams from the Emirates and other countries and the evacuation of injured people after Socotra was hit hard by Cyclone Mekunu .

Individual evidence

↑ SOCOTRA INTL , airport data from World Aero Data, accessed on June 22, 2019.

^ Socotra Archipelago. Proposal for Inclusion in the World Heritage List UNESCO . Socotra Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Water and Environment, Sanaa, Yemen 2006, pages 35–36, accessed on June 22, 2019.

^ Socotra Archipelago. Proposal for Inclusion in the World Heritage List UNESCO, page 65.

↑ T. Abulhawa, H. Abdulhalim, E. Osipova, T. Cummings: TABE'A II Report: Enhancing Regional Capacities for World Heritage. Amman, Jordan: IUCN 2014, page 26, doi: 10.2305 / IUCN.CH.2015.04.en .

^ Yemen at the UN. May 2018 Review . Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Sana'a 2018, accessed June 22, 2019.

[1] SOCOTRA INTL , airport data from World Aero Data, accessed on June 22, 2019.

[2] Socotra Archipelago. Proposal for Inclusion in the World Heritage List UNESCO . Socotra Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Water and Environment, Sanaa, Yemen 2006, pages 35–36, accessed on June 22, 2019.

[3] Socotra Archipelago. Proposal for Inclusion in the World Heritage List UNESCO, page 65.

[4] T. Abulhawa, H. Abdulhalim, E. Osipova, T. Cummings: TABE'A II Report: Enhancing Regional Capacities for World Heritage. Amman, Jordan: IUCN 2014, page 26, doi: 10.2305 / IUCN.CH.2015.04.en .

[5] Yemen at the UN. May 2018 Review . Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Sana'a 2018, accessed June 22, 2019.