Deir ez-Zor Airport

Coordinates: 35°17′07″N 040°10′33″E / 35.28528°N 40.17583°E / 35.28528; 40.17583
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Deir ez-Zor Airport

مطار دير الزور العسكري
  • AMSL
700 ft / 213 m
Coordinates35°17′07″N 040°10′33″E / 35.28528°N 40.17583°E / 35.28528; 40.17583
Map
DEZ is located in Syria
DEZ
DEZ
Location of airport in Syria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Deir ez-Zor Airport (

Arabic: مطار دير الزور) (IATA: DEZ, ICAO: OSDZ) is an airport serving Deir ez-Zor, a city in northeastern Syria
.

History

Deir ez-Zor Airport was established by the British during World War II as LG-416.

Before the

war in Syria, airlines like Jazeera Airways and Syrian Air flew to destinations such as Damascus, Aleppo, Bahrain and Kuwait
.

On October 15, 2012, heavy artillery and missiles strikes, originating in the airport, hit the city. On 24 November 2012, rebels were surrounding the airport.[3] During the night of 6 December 2014, ISIL took control over the missile battalion to the northeast of the airport and stormed the airbase itself,[4] but failed to seize it.

On 5 September 2017, Syrian special operations Tiger Forces and 17th Division troops started an offensive[5] to eventually capture Thardeh Mountains (under the control of ISIL fighters since CJTF-OIR forces had conducted the September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid upon then-besieged Syrian Army soldiers) and lift ISIL's siege of the airport.[6] On 9 September 2017, the Syrian SANA news agency reported that Syrian forces had broken the siege at the airport.[7][8] Russia's Defense Ministry said the lifting of the siege had followed ″a massive airstrike by Russian Aerospace Forces″.[7]

Facilities

The airport sits at an

mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway, designated 10/28, measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

As of December 2022, there are no regular flights scheduled to or from the airport.

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for OSDZ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for DEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "هاتفيا: ثائر الكمالي- ناشط إعلامي- دير الزور". Syria Tomorrow. Nov 24, 2012. Retrieved Nov 24, 2012.[dead YouTube link]
  4. ^ "ISIS started attack on Der ez Zor military airport". SOHR. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Breaking: Syrian Army begins second phase of Deir Ezzor offensive". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  6. ^ "Next phase of the Syrian Army's Deir Ezzor offensive - the military airport". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  7. ^ a b Syrian forces break ISIS siege of Deir ez-Zor airfield after Russian air strike TASS, 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ Syrian Army breaks ISIS’ siege on Deir Ezzor Airport and Hrabesh and Tahtouh neighborhoods SANA, 9 September 2017.

External links

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