Editing Transport in Yemen (section)

==Civil Aviation and Airports==
{{see also|List of airports in Yemen}}
Yemen has 57&nbsp;[[airports]], 17&nbsp;of which have paved runways. Of the 57&nbsp;airports, 5&nbsp;are [[International airport|international]]: [[Aden International Airport|Aden International]], [[Sana'a International Airport|Sanaa International]], [[Ta'izz International Airport|Taizz]], [[Riyan Airport|Rayyan]], and [[Hodeida International Airport|Al Hudaydah]]. A major reconstruction and expansion of Aden International was completed in&nbsp;2001, including a new [[runway]] that can handle large, long-haul aircraft. Plans to make that airport a regional cargo hub, with an "air cargo village" by&nbsp;2004 appear to have failed. Although construction began in January&nbsp;2003, by the end of the year the managing company had dissolved.<ref name=cp/>

[[Yemenia]] is the national airline; in&nbsp;1996 it absorbed South Yemen, the former national carrier. It is expected that Yemenia, which is currently 49&nbsp;percent owned by the Saudi Arabian government and 51&nbsp;percent owned by the Yemen government, will eventually be privatized, but there has been resistance from the Saudis. In&nbsp;2001 the airline carried 858,000&nbsp;passengers. Because the airline's existing fleet of 12&nbsp;airplanes is rapidly becoming outdated, in&nbsp;2002 three new aircraft were leased for eight years, and in early&nbsp;2006 the airline announced plans to acquire six new aircraft, with options for an additional four, beginning in&nbsp;2012.<ref name=cp/>

=== Airports - with paved runways ===
''total:''
17
<br>{{convert|10,000|ft|m|abbr=on}} and over:
4
<br>{{convert|8,000|to|9,999|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
9
<br>{{convert|5,000|to|7,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
3
<br>{{convert|3,000|to|4,999|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
1 (2012)

=== Airports - with unpaved runways ===
''total:''
40
<br>{{convert|10,000|ft|m|abbr=on}} and over:
3
<br>{{convert|8,000|to|9,999|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
5
<br>{{convert|5,000|to|7,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
7
<br>{{convert|3,000|to|4,999|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
16
<br>under {{convert|3,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}:
9 (2012)