# Assab International Airport (ASA)

> Assab, ER · IATA: ASA · ICAO: HHSB · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ASA` |
| ICAO | `HHSB` |
| City | Assab |
| Country | ER |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 13.07180, 42.64500 |

## Description

A 3,515-metre asphalt runway sits largely idle at Assab International Airport (ASA/HHSB), a joint civil-military field on Eritrea's Red Sea coast with no regular scheduled airline service. The runway length would physically accommodate widebody freighters, but neither a cargo terminal nor any recurring freighter operation is confirmed. The last documented civilian link was a weekly Assab-Massawa service in 2017, and as of July 2023 Eritrean Airlines listed no scheduled flights to the airport. For air freight into this corner of the Horn of Africa, Djibouti-Ambouli (JIB) is the working gateway, roughly 180 km to the south-east in a straight line, while Asmara International (ASM) lies some 470 km to the north-west. Assab's real logistics value today is maritime: the Red Sea seaport and the road corridor toward the Ethiopian hinterland make it a sea-freight-plus-trucking option rather than an air cargo destination. Anyone planning a shipment should confirm current operating status and customs handling with an agent in Djibouti or Asmara, since no reliable public cargo statistics exist for ASA.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/assab-international-airport-asa](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/assab-international-airport-asa)*

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