Al Ghaydah Airport is an

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near

Al Ghaydah Al Ghaydah ( ar, الغيضة) is the capital city of Al Mahrah Governorate in south-eastern Yemen. Transport The city is served by Al Ghaydah Airport. Climate Al Ghaydah has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

History

In December 2017,

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began stationing troops at Al-Ghaydah International Airport, as part of the

Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi may refer to: * Saudi Arabia * Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia * Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia * House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is c ...

. Following months of protests, Saudi forces returned control of the airport to Yemeni officials in July 2018.

Airlines and destinations

References

Airports in Yemen Al Mahrah Governorate {{Yemen-airport-stub