Houthi Missiles Hit Aden Airport, Injuring Civilians and Halting Flights

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Aden International Airport on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, according to Yemeni government forces. Yemen's Ministry of Transport confirmed that two ballistic missiles struck within the airport grounds, inflicting structural damage and causing injuries among civilians on site. Aviation authorities suspended all incoming and outgoing flights after the strike.

The Yemeni army said two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis struck the airport, injuring civilians and causing material damage. A missile also landed at Al-Nasr Camp, adjacent to the airport, where Yemeni Coast Guard forces and Interior Ministry headquarters are located, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. No confirmed death toll and no confirmed number of injured have been reported in the sources checked, and this article does not publish a casualty count.

Warning before the strike

Before the attack, the Houthis called on people to evacuate immediately from the international airport in Aden, where the internationally recognised, Saudi-backed government is based. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a post on X that the evacuation call was due to what he said was the presence there of a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons. That claim is the group's stated reason for the warning, not an independently established fact, and there was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities.

Residents in Aden told Reuters that explosions were heard in the city before the Houthi warning was issued. Aden International Airport later resumed flights. Clashes had also resumed between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group on several fronts south of Taiz, Anadolu reported.

Second strike on the airport this month

The strike was the second time this month that the airport came under fire. On 7 October, Houthi forces launched at least two ballistic missiles and multiple drones toward the facility. A missile detonated close to the primary runway minutes before an inbound flight from Cairo was due to land, and that flight was diverted to Jeddah.

Aden's airport is the main air gateway for the areas held by Yemen's internationally recognised government. A suspension of flights there cuts the city's direct air links until services restart, which is why the resumption of flights on this occasion matters for residents who rely on the airport for travel in and out of the south.

The reports checked for this article gave no confirmed injury total beyond the Transport Ministry and army statements, and no Saudi statement on the Houthi claim about a cargo aircraft. This article will be updated if Yemeni authorities publish a confirmed injury count or further details of the damage.