Damascus International Airport
Damascus International Airport (Arabic: مطار دمشق الدولي, romanized: Maṭār Dimašq ad-Dawaliyy) (IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also was 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]
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| Airport type | Joint (Civil and Military air base) | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Damascus, Syria | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 2,020 ft / 616 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′41.48″N 36°30′56.01″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.damascus-airport.com | ||||||||||||||
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History
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.
The southern part of the airport has hardened aircraft shelters and artillery revetments.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cham Wings Airlines | Amman–Queen Alia, Baghdad, Basra, Beirut, Benghazi, Erbil, Khartoum, Kuwait, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Muscat, Najaf, Qamishli, Sharjah, Tehran–Imam Khomeini, Yerevan |
| Fly Baghdad | Baghdad, Basra, Najaf |
| Mahan Air | Tehran–Imam Khomeini[4] |
| Syrian Air | Abu Dhabi, Aleppo, Algiers, Amman–Queen Alia, Baghdad, Bahrain, Cairo, Doha, Dubai–International, Khartoum, Kuwait, Moscow–Vnukovo, Najaf, Sharjah, Yerevan |
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
- "The Report: Syria 2010" Archived 29 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine,
- "Damascus under siege". Salon. 11 December 2012.
- "Strike at Damascus Airport: Israel Shows How it's Done".
- Mahan Air Damascus service data from Flight Radar
External links
- 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 information for OSDI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
