Assab International Airport

IATA ASAICAO HHSBMedium airport

Assab International Airport is a medium airport near Assab in Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea. It is listed as IATA ASA and ICAO HHSB. The airport is located at 13.0718° / 42.6450° at an elevation of 14 m (46 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,515 m. The nearest airport is Beilul Airfield, 36 km (22 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Assab International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Assab International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`ASA`
ICAO code	`HHSB`
Identifier	`HHSB`
Type	Medium airport
City	Assab
Region	Southern Red Sea Region
Country	Eritrea
Coordinates	13.07180, 42.64500
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	13° 04′ 18.48″ N 42° 38′ 42.00″ E
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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