Deir ez-Zor Airport

Deir ez-Zor Airport
مطار دير الزور
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Serves Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Elevation AMSL 700 ft / 213 m
Coordinates 35°17′07″N 040°10′33″E / 35.28528°N 40.17583°E / 35.28528; 40.17583Coordinates: 35°17′07″N 040°10′33″E / 35.28528°N 40.17583°E / 35.28528; 40.17583
Map
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

On October 15, 2012, there were heavy shelling by artillery and missiles on the city from the Airport. On 24 November 2012, rebels were surrounding the airport.[3] During the night of 6 December 2014, ISIS took control over the missiles battalion to the northeast of the airport and tried to storm the airbase itself,[4] but failed. The airport was the location of the September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid. On 5 September 2017, the Tiger Forces and the 17th Division troops started an offensive[5] to eventually capture Thardeh Mountains, which were captured by ISIL fighters after CJTF-OIR forces launched a prolonged assault upon then-besieged Syrian Army soldiers on September 2016 and thus lift the siege of the airport imposed by ISIL since then.[6] On 9 September, SANA reported that Syrian forces had broken the siege of the Airport.[7][8] Russia’s Defense Ministry said the lifting of the siege had followed ″a massive air strike by the Russian Aerospace Force″.[7]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 700 feet (213 m) above 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 September 2018, there are no regular flights scheduled to or from the airport.

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for OSDZ 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.
  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. 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. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  7. 1 2 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.
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