RIYOYRN

Riyan International Airport

Mukalla(Riyan), Yemen · Asia

Asia Asia/Aden

4direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

3,000 mLongest runway

Riyan International Airport (Arabic: ???? ??????? ??????), also known as the Riyan Mukalla International Airport (Arabic: ???? ????? ?????? ??????), is an international airport in Mukalla, Yemen. It is not to be confused with the former RAF Riyan, which was located closer to Mukalla.

Location

14.662°N, 49.375°E · 16 m s. n. m. (54 ft)

General data

CountryYemen

CityMukalla(Riyan)

IATA codeRIY

ICAO codeOYRN

Coordinates14.662°N, 49.375°E

Elevation16 m s. n. m. (54 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Aden

Runways1

Longest runway3,000 m

Direct destinations4

Runways · 1

06/24

Length3,000 m9,843 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

118.300

Ground

121.900

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

In 1979, construction of Riyan Airport began with West German engineering consultation, financed by the Kuwait Fund. The total cost for the construction was 10,500 Yemeni rials. Construction of the new airport finished on May 1982.

In 2001, the airport got renamed from "Riyan Airport" to "Mukalla Airport," but its old name remained in use in international civil aviation documents and navigational devices operating at the airport still broadcast its international definition of "Riyan Airport."

In 2008, the airport's Air traffic control and Airport security systems got upgraded and the first ever flight academy in Yemen, Golden Way Academy, got opened.

Flights were suspended in March 2015 as a result of the Yemeni civil war which led Al Qaeda militants to take advantage of the turmoil and control Mukalla. A no-fly zone over Yemen was imposed by the Saudi Arabian-led intervention due to the military conflict. Mukalla was later liberated from Al Qaeda, but the airport remained closed until the Emirates Red Crescent funded the building of new terminals and renovated the old airport at a cost of AED 25 million.

In January 2018, the Airport got renamed back to "Riyan International Airport."

On November 27, 2019, the airport was reopened with the support of the Emirates Red Crescent. The Governor of Hadramawt province, Maj Gen Faraj Al Bahsani, said he was optimistic that the return of flights would bring economic benefits. On 9 April 2021, Yemenia, the Yemeni flag carrier, restarted flights to Socotra and Aden.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Yemenia

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Riyan International Airport (RIY). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIY

MLA

“Riyan International Airport (RIY).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIY. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_riy,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Riyan International Airport (RIY)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIY},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/RIY}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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