Qamishli Airport

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Qamishli Airport

مطار القامشلي الدولي
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesQamishli, Syria
Elevation AMSL1,480 ft / 451 m
Coordinates37°01′14″N 041°11′29″E / 37.02056°N 41.19139°E / 37.02056; 41.19139
Map
KAC is located in Syria
KAC
KAC
Location of airport in Syria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,615 11,860 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Qamishli Airport[3] (Arabic: مطار القامشلي‎) (IATA: KAC, ICAO: OSKL) is an airport serving Qamishli, a city in northeastern Syria.

History[]

Although the airport was closed to civilians around October 2015,[3] it has been reopened again, and Syrian flight companies including Cham Wings Airlines, FlyDamas and Syrian Air now provide regular flights into Qamishli from Damascus, Latakia and Beirut.[citation needed] The airport used to receive seasonal foreign flights from Germany and Sweden.[4] On 21 January 2016, Russia's activity presumably aimed at setting up a new military base in the government-controlled and mainly abandoned airport was first reported.[5][6][7]

Facilities[]

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,480 feet (451 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,615 by 46 metres (11,860 ft × 151 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Cham Wings Airlines[8] Beirut, Damascus

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Airport information for OSKL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for KAC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hasakah's Qamishli International Airport now closed to civilians". SYRIA:direct. 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ Qamishli - Cham Wings
  5. ^ "Russians survey new airbase on Syria-Turkey border, US officials concerned". Fox News Channel. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Россия и США синхронно создают новые авиабазы на севере Сирии". NEWSru. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "U.S. officials: Russia looking at Syria airfield near Turkey". CNN. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ chamwings.com - Where we fly retrieved 9 September 2018

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