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Damascus International Airport

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60: 459: 605: 668: 613: 2043: 482:), led by the SCB. Damascus Airport was opened in the late 1960s, replacing the old Mazzeh military airport that previously served as the city's main aviation hub. The airport was built to accommodate the growing air traffic and to enhance Syria's connectivity with the rest of the world. In the 1980s, the airport was served by over 30 airlines and had nonstop flights to destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. It was also a stop-over on a 557:. Flights were halted to and from the airport for two weeks due to the extensive damage to infrastructure. On 2 January 2023, Damascus International Airport temporarily went out of service after another Israeli missile strike. The airport reopened after 7 hours and restarted services. It is announced that Syrian Airlines plans to establish a joint venture with a private company to invest, manage, and operate its activities and those of the airport. 51: 3264: 586:
injury of another, and material damage to the runways of the two airports, putting them out of service.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the targeting, considering it a violation of international and humanitarian law and potentially plunging the region into a wider cycle of violence that would be difficult to contain.  The airport did not return to service until more than a month later.
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On October 22, 2023, Damascus and Aleppo airports were targeted for the second time in ten days by barrages of rockets from Israel , from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea west of Latakia and from the direction of the Golan Heights . The targeting resulted in the death of a civilian worker, the
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In the following years, Damascus Airport underwent several expansion and modernisation projects in order to meet the increasing demands of international and domestic travellers. New terminals, runways, and facilities were constructed to enhance passenger services and improve operational efficiency.
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announced that it is considering to transfer 49% of the airport to a private entity. According to many sources Russia and Iran are planning to invest in the airport's development and building of a new international terminal, which would have a capacity of up to 15 million passengers per year.
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On November 26, 2023, hours after the airport was put back into service from the previous attack, Israel targeted the airport with missiles, causing material losses and putting the airport out of service again.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning the attack and
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considering it a threat to peace and security in the region and the world, and said that Israel would pay the price for its foolishness and recklessness.  The airport returned to service on December 27, 2023 without an official announcement.
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On October 12, 2023, Damascus Airport and Aleppo Airport were targeted by barrages of missiles from Israel , damaging the runways and putting them out of service.  The airport returned to operation on October 18,
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On January 2, 2023, the airport was targeted by an Israeli bombardment that killed four personnel and put the airport out of service.  It returned to operation hours later after the damage was repaired.
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On 12 October 2023, Damascus International Airport was temporarily closed due to a damaged runway following Israeli missile attacks on both it and
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has caused many airlines to terminate their flights to and from Damascus, cutting much of the city's population off from international flights.
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crashed while on approach to Damascus International Airport. Out of the 128 passengers and crew on board, there were only two survivors.
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In June 2022, Damascus International Airport suffered major damage, including to runways, following an
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The construction of a third terminal is planned but its construction has been postponed due to the
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flights. The airport features two duty-free outlets. The departures hall also includes an in-house
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and artillery revetments. The second terminal have a capacity to handle 25 million passengers.
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allow the landing of virtually all types of aircraft currently in use in the world (including
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The airport has also been previously damaged many times in airstrikes carried out by the
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In 1965 the construction of the airport was entrusted to a group of French companies (
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Cash-strapped Syrian regime hawks national airport to Iran-linked front company
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PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULES EXTRA DAMASCUS SERVICE IN AUG 2024
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Syrian Air carries its first Hajj trips after a 12-years halt.
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Air Algérie reprend le chemin de Madrid, Damas et Beyrouth
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which occurred across the border in connection with the
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Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology
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IATA
ICAO
military air base
Government of Syria
Damascus
Hub
Syrian Air
Cham Wings Airlines
Time zone
AST
UTC+03:00
AMSL
Coordinates
33°24′41″N 36°30′56″E / 33.41139°N 36.51556°E / 33.41139; 36.51556
www.damascus-airport.com
Runways
Direction
Arabic
romanized
IATA
ICAO
international airport
Damascus
civil war
Israel Air Force
Aleppo International Airport
Bassel Al-Assad International Airport

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