Abbs Airport

Abs is an airport serving the town of Abs in . On 11 January 2024, the Royal Air Force struck an airfield at the airport, which the U.S. and UK said was a launch site for cruise missiles and drones launched by the Houthis against merchant and naval vessels during the Red Sea crisis.
Wikipedia
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 198 metres (650 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code EAB
  • …has the ICAO airport code OYAB
  • Description: airport in Yemen
  • Also known as
    “Abbse Airport”
    “Abs Airport”
    “BHN”
    “OYAB”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abs.
is a town on the coastal plain of , Governorate, .

Abbs Airport

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Latitude
16.01128° or 16° 0′ 41″ north
Longitude
43.17383° or 43° 10′ 26″ east
UN/LOCODE
YE EAB
Open location code
7H85256F+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4539852296
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7730758
Wiki­data ID
Q11824175

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Abbs Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار عبس”
  • Cebuano: “Abbse Airport”
  • Chinese: “Abbs機場”
  • French: “aérodrome d’Abbs”
  • German: “Flugplatz ʿAbs”
  • Indonesian: “BHN”
  • Indonesian: “OYAB”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Abbs”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Abbse”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Abbs”
  • Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานอับส์”
  • Ukrainian: “Аббс”
  • Ukrainian: “Аеропорт Аббс”

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