Misrata Airport

Misurata International Airport
مطار مصراته الدولي
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Libyan Airports Authority
Serves Misrata, Libya
Opened 1998
Elevation AMSL 60 ft / 18 m
Coordinates 32°19′32″N 15°3′35″E / 32.32556°N 15.05972°E / 32.32556; 15.05972Coordinates: 32°19′32″N 15°3′35″E / 32.32556°N 15.05972°E / 32.32556; 15.05972
Website www.misurataairport.ly
Map
MRA
Location within Libya
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,400 11,155 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] SkyVector[2] Google Maps[3]

Misrata Airport (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HLMS) is an international airport serving Misrata, a Mediterranean coastal city in the Misrata District of Libya. It also acts as an air base and training center for the Libyan Air Force.[4]

The runway length does not include a 305 metres (1,001 ft) paved overrun on each end.

The Misrata VOR-DME (Ident: MIS) is located on the field.[5]

History

The airport was created in 1939 as a small landing site in the Misurata province of Italian Libya.

On 15 December 2011 the airport celebrated its first regularly scheduled international commercial flights by a non-Libyan airline (Turkish Airlines).

On 14 July 2014, the airport was closed to flights due to clashes at Tripoli International Airport, which Misurata Airport is dependent on for its operations.[6] Flights resumed on the night of 15 July.[7]

Military use

The Libyan Air Force operates the Soko G-2 aircraft extensively at Misurata in both a training and counterinsurgency capacity.

The first Libyan warplane to challenge the no-fly zone during the Libyan Civil War was a G-2 from Misurata. It was reported to have been promptly shot down by the French Air Force.[8][9] A few hours later an armed forces spokesman specified that the plane was destroyed on the runway with an AASM air-to-ground missile just after it had landed.[10]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Afriqiyah AirwaysIstanbul-Atatürk, Sfax, Tunis
Libyan Airlines Tunis[11]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Global Aviation and Services GroupIstanbul-Sabiha Gökcen, Ostend
Buraq AirIstanbul-Sabiha Gökcen
Afriqiyah Airways CargoIstanbul-Sabiha Gökcen

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Misrata Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Misrata Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Misurata Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Libya Air Order of Battle". GlobalSecurity.org. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Misrata VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ 90% of aircraft destroyed at Tripoli airport, Libya may seek international assistance RT. 15 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Tripoli airport under fire for fourth day Al Jazeera. 16 July 2014. Accessed 17 July 2014
  8. ↑ "Gadhafi's Warplane Destroyed By French Fighter Jets in Misrata". ABC News. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "French fighter shoots down Libyan jet". BBC News. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Libya live (16:22)". The Telegraph. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  11. ↑ http://info.flightmapper.net/airport/MRA
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