Massawa International Airport

Massawa International Airport is an airport in , a city in the Northern Red Sea region of . It is considered to be the successor of the Otumlo Airport, also in Massawa, which was destroyed in 1941. It is one of Eritrea's major airports.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: HHMS” and “MSW

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dogali.

Village
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is a town in eastern . Situated near , it became famous for the Battle of , on January 24, 1887, between and the Ethiopian Empire, specifically the lord Ras Alula. is situated 9 km southwest of Massawa International Airport.

Massawa International Airport

Latitude
15.66734° or 15° 40′ 2″ north
Longitude
39.37134° or 39° 22′ 17″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
IATA airport code
MSW
ICAO airport code
HHMS
Open location code
7G7XM98C+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 421523311
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7730092
Wiki­data ID
Q651210
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Massawa International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مطار مصوع الدولي
  • Cebuano: Massawa International Airport
  • Chinese: 馬薩瓦國際機場
  • Chinese: 马萨瓦国际机场
  • Dutch: Luchthaven Massawa
  • French: aéroport de Massaoua
  • French: Aéroport international de Massawa
  • German: Flughafen Massaua
  • Indonesian: Bandar Udara Internasional Massawa
  • Indonesian: HHMS
  • Indonesian: MSW
  • Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale di Massaua
  • Japanese: マッサワ国際空港
  • Japanese: マッサワ空港
  • Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Massawa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: HHMS
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Massawa internasjonale lufthavn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: MSW
  • Norwegian: Massawa internasjonale lufthavn
  • Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی ماساوا
  • Persian: فرودگاه بین‌المللی ماساوا
  • Polish: Port lotniczy Massawa
  • Romanian: Aeroportul Internațional Massawa
  • Romanian: Aeroportul Massawa
  • Russian: Массауа (аэропорт)
  • Russian: Массауа
  • Serbian: HHMS
  • Serbian: MSW
  • Serbian: Међународни аеродром Масава
  • Spanish: Aeropuerto de Massawa
  • Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Massawa
  • Spanish: HHMS
  • Spanish: MSW
  • Swedish: Massawa International Airport
  • Tyap: Kyai A̱man-tswam Ma̱sawa
  • Tyap: MSW
  • Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Massawa
  • Welsh: Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Massawa

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Massawa International Airport Terminal and Patriots Cemetery.

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