Massawa International Airport

IATA MSWICAO HHMSMedium airport

Massawa International Airport is a medium airport near Massawa in Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea. It is listed as IATA MSW and ICAO HHMS. The airport is located at 15.6700° / 39.3701° at an elevation of 59 m (194 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,500 m. The nearest airport is Otumlo Airfield, 9.8 km (6 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

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

Data

Data
IATA code	`MSW`
ICAO code	`HHMS`
Identifier	`HHMS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Massawa
Region	Northern Red Sea Region
Country	Eritrea
Coordinates	15.67000, 39.37010
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	15° 40′ 12.00″ N 39° 22′ 12.35″ E
Elevation	59 m (194 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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