Airports / Yemen / AAY
Al Ghaydah International Airport
OYGD / AAYAl Ghaydah, YemenELEV 134 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
121 nm
To the nearest alternate
Salalah International Airport (SLL).
Overview
Al Ghaydah International Airport (OYGD / AAY) sits in Al Ghaydah, Yemen, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 134 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AAY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Salalah International Airport (SLL, 121 nm), Thumrait Air Base (TTH, 138 nm), and Riyan International Airport (RIY, 186 nm).
Charter pricing from AAY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Al Ghaydah.
Field capability
ICAO
OYGD
IATA
AAY
FAA / Local
OYGD
Elevation
134 ft
Coordinates
16.1933° N · 52.1742° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Yemen fields
state range 7–7,216 ft
At 134 ft, AAY sits lower than 60% of the 10 Yemen fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 121nmSLLSalalah International AirportSalalah
- 138nmTTHThumrait Air BaseThumrait
- 186nmRIYRiyan International AirportMukalla(Riyan)
- 196nmGXFSeiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyun
- 236nmSCTSocotra AirportMori
- 300nmSHWSharurah Domestic AirportSharurah
Location
Open the full mapOYGD · Al Ghaydah International Airport · Al Ghaydah, Yemen