Airports / Yemen / SCT
Socotra Airport
OYSQ / SCTMori, YemenELEV 146 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
236 nm
To the nearest alternate
Al Ghaydah International Airport (AAY).
Overview
Located in Mori, Yemen, Socotra Airport (OYSQ / SCT) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 146 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 SCT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Al Ghaydah International Airport (AAY, 236 nm), Salalah International Airport (SLL, 265 nm), and Riyan International Airport (RIY, 291 nm).
Charter pricing from SCT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Hadibu. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mori.
Field capability
ICAO
OYSQ
IATA
SCT
FAA / Local
OYSQ
Elevation
146 ft
Coordinates
12.6321° N · 53.9062° 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 146 ft, SCT sits lower than 50% 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.
- 236nmAAYAl Ghaydah International AirportAl Ghaydah
- 265nmSLLSalalah International AirportSalalah
- 291nmRIYRiyan International AirportMukalla(Riyan)
- 292nmBSABender Qassim International AirportBosaso
- 302nmTTHThumrait Air BaseThumrait
- 359nmGXFSeiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyun
Location
Open the full mapOYSQ · Socotra Airport · Mori, Yemen