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'''Damascus International Airport''' ([[Arabic]], مطار دمشق الدولي) {{airport codes|DAM|OSDI}} is the [[international airport]] of [[Damascus]], the capital of [[Syria]]. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also is the country's busiest airport. In 2010, an estimated 5.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% since 2004.<ref>[http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/publication.asp?country=6 "The Report: Syria 2010"],</ref>
'''Damascus International Airport''' ([[Arabic]], مطار دمشق الدولي) {{airport codes|DAM|OSDI}} is the [[international airport]] of [[Damascus]], the capital of [[Syria]]. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also is the country's busiest airport. In 2010, an estimated 5.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% since 2004.<ref>[http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/publication.asp?country=6 "The Report: Syria 2010"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829152351/http://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/publication.asp?country=6 |date=29 August 2009 }},</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 15:31, 3 September 2017

Damascus International Airport

مطار دمشق الدولي
Summary
Airport typeJoint (Civil and Military)
OperatorDirectorate General of Civil Aviation
ServesDamascus, Syria
Hub for
Elevation AMSL2,020 ft / 616 m
Coordinates33°24′41.48″N 36°30′56.01″E / 33.4115222°N 36.5155583°E / 33.4115222; 36.5155583
Map
Damascus International Airport is located in Syria
Damascus International Airport
Damascus International Airport
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05R/23L 11,811 3,600 Asphalt
05L/23R 11,804 3,598 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers5,500,000

Damascus International Airport (Arabic, مطار دمشق الدولي) (IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also is the country's busiest airport. In 2010, an estimated 5.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% since 2004.[1]

History

Aerial view of DAM

Since the onset of the Syrian Civil War, the airport and the road leading to it have been closed intermittently and most international airlines have ceased flights. Several airlines such as Emirates and EgyptAir with former regular service to Damascus have cancelled their flights to Damascus. British Airways stopped flying to Damascus in May 2012 as well, while Royal Jordanian stopped in July 2012. In November and December 2012, intense fighting was reported around the airport, prompting a two-day closure.[2]

Facilities

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Cham Wings Airlines Al-Qamishli, Baghdad, Beirut, Dubai-International, Istanbul, Kuwait, Muscat, Najaf, Tehran Imam-Khomeini, Yerevan
FlyDamas Al-Qamishli, Baghdad, Basra, Khartoum, Najaf
Iran Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Mahan Air Tehran Imam-Khomeini
Syrian AirAbu Dhabi, Algeirs, Amman, Baghdad, Bahrain, Cairo, Doha, Dubai International, Khartoum, Kuwait, Latakia, Moscow-Vnukovo, Najaf, Qamishli, Sharjah
Charter: Beirut, Jeddah

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Fars Air Qeshm Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Syrian Air Aleppo, Qamishli, Tehran–Mehrabad

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ^ "The Report: Syria 2010" Archived 29 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine,
  2. ^ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/11/damascus_under_siege/
  3. ^ "SU-AHZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Hijacking description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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