Massawa International Airport
Massawa International Airport | |||||||||||
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 A retiredAntonov An-12BPnear the Massawa airport's bus terminal. | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Massawa | ||||||||||
| Location | Massawa,Eritrea | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 206 ft / 63 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°41′0″N39°22′5″E/ 15.68333°N 39.36806°E | ||||||||||
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  MSW Location of airport in Eritrea | |||||||||||
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Massawa International Airport(IATA:MSW,ICAO:HHMS) is anairportinMassawa,a major city in theNorthern Red SearegionofEritrea.It is considered to be the successor of theOtumlo Airport,also in Massawa, which was destroyed in 1941.
Overview
[edit]The Massawa International Airport is a large establishment. It is one of Eritrea's major airports.[1]
History
[edit]The airport was opened by the Italian authorities in 1935, when the Italian invasion of Ethiopia began, under the nameAeroporto internazionale di Massaua.It was initially used for military aircraft employed in the invasion, and for military transport into conflict areas. In 1936,Ala Littoria,a civilian service with postal service from Massaua towardAsmaraandMogadishu,began operation at the airport.[2]
In the last colonial period inItalian Eritrea,a 1,970 km airway line was established betweenMassawa-Djibouti-Berbera-Galadi-Mogadishu.[3]
AfterWW2it was rebuilt at a nearby location and enlarged, under the name of Massawa International Airport.
As of 2014, the airport accommodated only domestic flights since the companies that formed it do not have international licenses.[1]
The Eritrea Investment Centre has proposed a new $60 million development project at the airport. Additionally, it has offered incentives on taxation, provision of supplies that the market does not already provide, provision of heavy machinery, and easy access to government loans.[1]
Airlines
[edit]There are no active airlines operating from Massawa. Only private jets.
- Nasair2006-2014
- BurkinaUruka2009-2011
- Eritrean Air Forcestill uses the airport as one of their three airbases.
Notes
[edit]- ^abc"Massawa International Airport".COMESA.Retrieved10 May2014.
- ^Map of the route, used also for mail service
- ^Flavio Riccitelli (A.I.D.A.)."ALA LITTORIA S.A. (1934–1941)".Il Postalista.Retrieved7 October2013.
References
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