Palmyra Airport ( ar, مطار تدمر) is an
airport serving
Tadmur (ancient
Palmyra),
a city in
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
.
History
On 20 May 2015,
ISIL captured the airbase.
As of 27 March 2016, it was recaptured by the
Syrian Army
" (''Guardians of the Homeland'')
, colors = * Service uniform: Khaki, Olive
* Combat uniform: Green, Black, Khaki
, anniversaries = August 1st
, equipment =
, equipment_label =
, battles = 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Six ...
following the
2016 Palmyra offensive only to be recaptured by ISIL 8 months later following the
Palmyra offensive (December 2016). In March 2017, it was recaptured by the
Syrian Army
" (''Guardians of the Homeland'')
, colors = * Service uniform: Khaki, Olive
* Combat uniform: Green, Black, Khaki
, anniversaries = August 1st
, equipment =
, equipment_label =
, battles = 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Six ...
following the
Palmyra offensive (2017)
The Palmyra offensive in 2017 was launched by the Syrian Arab Army against the armed forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Eastern Homs Governorate in January 2017, with the goal of recapturing Palmyra and its surroun ...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation of above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 08/26 with an
asphalt surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Due to the ongoing
Syrian Civil War, there are currently no scheduled flights operated to or from the airport.
References
External links
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Airports in Syria
Buildings and structures in Homs Governorate
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