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Deir ez-Zor Airport
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Deir ez-Zor Airport |
| nativename | مطار دير الزور العسكري |
| IATA | DEZ |
| ICAO | OSDZ |
| pushpin_map | Syria |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of airport in Syria |
| pushpin_label | DEZ |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| type | Public / Military |
| owner | Government of Syria |
| operator | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
| city-served | Deir ez-Zor, Syria |
| location | |
| elevation-f | 700 |
| elevation-m | 213 |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | EET |
| utc | UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00 |
| metric-rwy | y |
| r1-number | 10/28 |
| r1-length-m | 3,000 |
| r1-length-f | 9,843 |
| r1-surface | Asphalt |
| footnotes | Source: DAFIF |
| city-served = Deir ez-Zor, Syria | elevation-f = 700 | elevation-m = 213 | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 10/28 | r1-length-m = 3,000 | r1-length-f = 9,843 | r1-surface = Asphalt
Deir ez-Zor Airport () is an airport serving Deir ez-Zor, a city in northeastern Syria.
History
Deir ez-Zor Airport was established by the British during World War II as LG-416.
Before the Syrian Civil War, airlines like Jazeera Airways and Syrian Air flew to destinations such as Damascus, Aleppo, Bahrain and Kuwait.
On 15 October 2012, heavy artillery and missiles strikes, originating in the airport, hit the city. On 24 November 2012, rebels were surrounding the airport. During the night of 6 December 2014, ISIL took control over the missile battalion to the northeast of the airport and stormed the airbase itself, but failed to seize it.
On 5 September 2017, Syrian special operations Tiger Forces and 17th Division troops started an offensive to eventually capture Thardeh Mountains (under the control of ISIL fighters since CJTF-OIR forces had conducted the September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid upon then-besieged Syrian Army soldiers) and lift ISIL's siege of the airport. On 9 September 2017, the Syrian SANA news agency reported that Syrian forces had broken the siege at the airport. Russia's Defense Ministry said the lifting of the siege had followed ″a massive airstrike by Russian Aerospace Forces.″
Facilities
The airport sits at an elevation of 700 ft above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway, designated 10/28, measuring 3000 x.
Airlines and destinations
, there are no regular flights scheduled to or from the airport.
References
References
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- (February 2022). "هاتفيا: ثائر الكمالي- ناشط إعلامي- دير الزور". Syria Tomorrow.
- (6 December 2014). "ISIS started attack on Der ez Zor military airport". SOHR.
- (5 September 2017). "Breaking: Syrian Army begins second phase of Deir Ezzor offensive". AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز.
- (5 September 2017). "Next phase of the Syrian Army's Deir Ezzor offensive - the military airport". AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز.
- [http://tass.com/politics/964823 Syrian forces break ISIS siege of Deir ez-Zor airfield after Russian air strike] [[TASS]], 9 September 2017.
- [http://sana.sy/en/?p=113530 Syrian Army breaks ISIS’ siege on Deir Ezzor Airport and Hrabesh and Tahtouh neighborhoods] SANA, 9 September 2017.
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