Qamishli Airport
Qamishli Airport مطار القامشلي الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Syria | ||||||||||
| Operator | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Qamishli, Syria | ||||||||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,480 ft / 451 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°01′14″N 041°11′29″E / 37.02056°N 41.19139°E | ||||||||||
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  KAC Location of airport in Syria | |||||||||||
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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 and Syrian Air have provided regular flights into Qamishli from Damascus, Latakia and Beirut. 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]
On 7 December 2024, a day prior the fall of Assad regime, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces took control of the airport following the withdrawal of pro-regime militants.[8] A few days later, reports emerged that Israeli airstrikes targeted weapons depots left in the facility.[9] Later that month, on 16 December, two Russian Ilyushin military transport planes withdrew from the airport.[10]
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cham Wings Airlines[11] | Beirut, Damascus |
| Syrian Air[12] | Damascus |
References
- ^ a b Airport information for OSKL[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for KAC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ a b "Hasakah's Qamishli International Airport now closed to civilians". SYRIA:direct. 21 October 2015.
- ^ Qamishli - Cham Wings
- ^ "Russians survey new airbase on Syria-Turkey border, US officials concerned". Fox News Channel. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Россия и США синхронно создают новые авиабазы на севере Сирии". NEWSru. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "U.S. officials: Russia looking at Syria airfield near Turkey". CNN. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "انسحاب قوات النظام من القامشلي والحسكة لصالح سوريا الديمقراطية" (in Arabic). nabd.com. 7 December 2024.
- ^ Omer, Zana (11 December 2024). "VOA Kurdish: Israeli strikes on Syrian military bases target weapons". Voice of America.
- ^ "Russia forces withdraw from Syria's Qamishli airport". Middle East Monitor. 16 December 2024.
- ^ chamwings.com - Where we fly retrieved 9 September 2018
- ^ - Where we fly retrieved 9 September 2018
