Sana'a International Airport or El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (IATA: SAH, ICAO: OYSN) is a public airport located in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. The runway is shared with a large military base with several fighter jets and transport aircraft of the Yemeni Air Force.
On June 30, 2009, Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310, flight number IY626, departed from Sana'a International Airport, en route to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport in Moroni, Comoros. Reportedly with 11 crew and 142 passengers aboard, including 66 French nationals, the aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean on approach to the destination airport. A teenaged girl was the only survivor.
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