Aden International Airport
Main airport of Aden in southern Yemen.
On 28 October 2026 the Houthis told people to leave Aden International Airport, the main gateway for Yemen's recognised government, before a missile landed there. Police reported a second attack that afternoon.
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Aden International Airport stands on the site of RAF Khormaksar, opened in 1917, and is described as the oldest airport in the Arabian Peninsula. It is the hub of The National carrier Yemenia and also a Yemeni Air Force base. On 30 December 2020 explosions hit it as a plane carrying Yemen's new unity Cabinet landed, killing about 25 people.
Aden is the seat of Yemen's recognised government, and the airport is that government's main air link to Riyadh. That makes it a target in the Houthis' war with the Saudi-backed government.
October 2026 brought it back into range. On 21 October Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed a missile strike on a Saudi operations room in Aden, and police confirmed a blast near the airport. A week later the Houthis gave a public warning before a missile fell on the airport itself.
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