Damascus International Airport
Damascus International Airport مطار دمشق الدولي Maṭār Dimašq al-Duwaliyy | |||||||||||||||
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military air base) | |||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Syria | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Damascus, Syria | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1973[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Built | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
AMSL | 616 m / 2,020 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°24′41″N 36°30′56″E / 33.41139°N 36.51556°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Damascus International Airport (
History
Establishment
The construction of the airport was entrusted in 1965 to a group of French companies (
In March 2007, Iran Air inaugurated a flight from Tehran to Caracas via Damascus using Boeing 747s.[5][6] It codeshared with Conviasa on the route.[7] Seven months later, the latter started operating the flight instead with an Airbus A340.[8][9]
Syrian civil war
Since the onset of the
Israeli air raids
In June 2022, Damascus International Airport suffered major damage, including to runways, following an
On 12 October 2023, Damascus International Airport was temporarily closed due to a damaged runway following Israeli missile attacks on both it and
Facilities
Terminals
The airport is of Islamic architecture, and has two terminals, one for international flights and the other for domestic flights. The airport features two duty-free outlets. The departures hall also includes an in-house coffee shop, several souvenir shops, three restaurants, and a lounge for first and business class passengers.[22] The southern part of the airport has hardened aircraft shelters and artillery revetments.[23]
The construction of a third terminal is planned but its construction has been postponed due to the events of the civil war, this should increase the capacity of the airport to 16 million passengers per year.
Runways
Current
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Caspian Airlines | Tehran–Imam Khomeini |
Tehran–Imam Khomeini[27]
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FlyErbil | Erbil[28] |
Tehran–Imam Khomeini
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Tehran–Imam Khomeini[29]
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Pakistan International Airlines | Karachi, Lahore[30] |
UR Airlines[32] | Baghdad, Najaf |
Ground transportation
Located 30 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of
Accidents and incidents
- On 20 August 1975, ČSA Flight 540 crashed while on approach to Damascus International Airport. Out of the 128 passengers and crew on board, there were only two survivors.
References
- ^ "New Damascus International Airport". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "The Report: Syria 2010" Archived 29 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine,
- ^ AFP (1 April 1965). "Un groupe de firmes françaises va construire l'aéroport international de Damas" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Airlines and Aircraft Serving Damascus Effective January 15, 1989". Official Airline Guide: Worldwide Edition. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Spaeth, Andreas (17 June 2007). "Nach Diktatur verreist". Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Iran: National airline to fly to Venezuela". Tampa Bay Times. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Romero, Simon (3 March 2007). "Venezuela and Iran Strengthen Ties With Caracas-to-Tehran Flight". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "La compañía venezolana Conviasa inaugura la ruta Caracas-Teherán con escala en Damasco". Notimérica (in Spanish). 7 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Itinerarios". Conviasa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Damascus under siege". Salon. 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Conviasa resumes Syria service from late-May 2023". AeroRoutes. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Destinos internacionales". Conviasa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "'Heavy' damage to Damascus airport confirmed after Israeli attack". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Harel, Amos (12 June 2022). "Analysis | Israel Shut Down Damascus Airport to Thwart Weapons Smuggling From Iran". Haaretz.
- ^ "Israeli strike on Damascus airport in June halted aid in Syria for two weeks: UN". Al Arabiya English. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (2 January 2023). "Syria says Israel strike puts Damascus airport briefly out of service". Reuters. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Damascus airport reopens after Israeli raid kills Syrian soldiers". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Syria says Israeli missiles hit Damascus, Aleppo airports". Reuters. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Syria's Damascus airport to be back in service as of 'tomorrow afternoon' -State TV". Reuters. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Syria says Israel hit Damascus, Aleppo airports again amid Gaza bombing". Al Jazeera. 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Israeli air strikes kill two workers at Syria's Damascus airport, official says". Reuters. 22 October 2023.
- ^ Natalia Atfee (November 2005). "Les grands projets urbains de Damas". Archive ouverte HAL (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Strike at Damascus Airport: Israel Shows How it's Done". 30 April 2017.
- ^ chamwings.com - Our destinations retrieved 27 January 2021
- ^ "Conviasa anuncia vuelos entre Venezuela y Siria". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "CONVIASA RESUMES SYRIA SERVICE FROM LATE-MAY 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Conviasa resumes flights between Caracas and Tehran". Aviacionline.com. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "FlyErbil Adds Berlin / Damascus Service in 2Q23".
- ^ "Three Iranian cargo planes that landed in Damascus on Sunday were the reason behind Israel's attack last night". 20 December 2022.
- ^ PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULES EXTRA DAMASCUS SERVICE IN SEP 2022
- ^ syrianair.com retrieved 27 January 2021
- ^ "UR Airlines destinations". flightradar24.com. FlightRadar24. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Damascus International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for DAM at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for OSDI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for OSDI at NOAA/NWS
- Airport at the flightradar24.com