Taiz International Airport مَطَار تَعِزّ ٱلدَّوْلِي (in Arabic)
IATA: TAI ICAO: OYTZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Taiz
Elevation AMSL	4,838 ft / 1,475 m
Coordinates	13°41′09″N 044°08′21″E / 13.68583°N 44.13917°E / 13.68583; 44.13917
Map
TAI Location of airport in Yemen
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 10,040 3,060 Asphalt

Taiz International Airport (Arabic: مَطَار تَعِزّ ٱلدَّوْلِي, romanized: Maṭār Ta‘izz Ad-Dawlī, (IATA: TAI, ICAO: OYTZ)) is a public airport located in Taiz,^[1] the capital of the Taiz Governorate, Yemen.

Airlines and destinations

As of 2021, there are no longer any scheduled services at the airport after Yemenia suspended all routes in 2015 due to the ongoing regional conflict.^[2] Previously, the airline served few domestic and international destinations from here.

Accidents and incidents

• On 19 March 1969, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain 4W-AAS of Yemen Airlines crashed shortly after take-off due to an incorrectly assembled elevator trim tab which operated in the opposite manner to normal. The aircraft was operating a test flight, all four crew were killed.^[3]
• On 13 December 1973, a Douglas DC-3 4W-ABR of Yemen Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.^[4]