Massawa International Airport is an airport in Massawa, a major city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea.OverviewThe Massawa International Airport is a large establishment. It is one of Eritrea's major airports.In the colonial period in Italian Eritrea, a 1,970 km railway line was established between Massawa-Djibouti-Berbera-Galadi-Mogadishu.As of 2014, the airport only accommodates domestic flights since the companies that formed it do not have international licenses.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.AirlinesThere are no active airlines operating from Massawa.Nasair 2006-2014 Eritrean Air Force still uses the airport as one of their three air bases.