Al Ghaydah AirportAl Ghaydah Airport is an airport near Al Ghaydah, in Mahrah Governorate of south-eastern Yemen.HistoryIn December 2017, Saudi Arabia began stationing troops at Al-Ghaydah International Airport, as part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. Following months of protests, Saudi forces returned control of the airport to Yemeni officials in July 2018.