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Damascus International Airport, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria

Damascus International Airport is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also was the country's busiest airport. In 2010, an estimated 5.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% si…
Damascus International Airport is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria. Inaugurated in the mid-1970s, it also was the country's busiest airport. In 2010, an estimated 5.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% since 2004. But it has the issue of the civil war ending many flights to Damascus cutting off the population of the city from many international flights.
  • Owner: Government of Syria
  • Opened: 1973
  • Built: 1965
  • Airport type: Joint · (civil and military air base)
  • Operator: Directorate General of Civil Aviation
  • Serves: Damascus, Syria
Data from: en.wikipedia.org