Qamishli Airport Explained

Qamishli Airport
Nativename:Arabic: مطار القامشلي الدولي
Iata:KAC
Icao:OSKL
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Syria
Pushpin Label:KAC
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Syria
Operator:Directorate General of Civil Aviation
City-Served:Qamishli, Syria
Timezone:AST
Elevation-F:1,480
Elevation-M:451
Coordinates:37.0206°N 41.1914°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-M:3,615
R1-Length-F:11,860
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Qamishli Airport[2] (Arabic: مطار القامشلي) is an airport serving Qamishli, a city in northeastern Syria.

History

Although the airport was closed to civilians around October 2015,[2] it has been reopened again, and Syrian flight companies including Cham Wings Airlines and Syrian Air now provide regular flights into Qamishli from Damascus, Latakia and Beirut. The airport used to receive seasonal foreign flights from Germany and Sweden.[3] 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.[4] [5] [6]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1480feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 3615mx46mm (11,860feetx151feetm).

External links

Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Web site: Hasakah's Qamishli International Airport now closed to civilians. 21 October 2015. SYRIA:direct.
  3. https://chamwings.com/destinations/qamishli/ Qamishli - Cham Wings
  4. News: Russians survey new airbase on Syria-Turkey border, US officials concerned. . 23 January 2016. 21 January 2016.
  5. News: Россия и США синхронно создают новые авиабазы на севере Сирии . NEWSru . 23 January 2016. 23 January 2016.
  6. News: U.S. officials: Russia looking at Syria airfield near Turkey. CNN. 23 January 2016. 22 January 2016.