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Palmyra Airport (Arabic: مطار تدمر) (IATA: PMS, ICAO: OSPR) is an airport serving Tadmur (ancient Palmyra),[1] a city in Syria.
Palmyra Airport مطار تدمر | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Syria | ||||||||||
| Operator | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palmyra, Syria | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 403 m / 1,322 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′27″N 038°19′01″E | ||||||||||
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  PMS Location of airport in Syria | |||||||||||
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History
On 20 May 2015, ISIL captured the airbase.[3] As of 27 March 2016, it was recaptured by the Syrian Army following the 2016 Palmyra offensive only to be recaptured by ISIL 8 months later following the Palmyra offensive (December 2016).[4] In March 2017, it was recaptured by the Syrian Army following the Palmyra offensive (2017).[5]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 403 metres (1,322 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,880 by 45 metres (9,449 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War, there are currently no scheduled flights operated to or from the airport.
References
- Airport information for OSPR from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for PMS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Leith Fadel. "Battlefield Update from Palmyra: ISIS Captures the Ancient and Modern Sectors". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- "Regime forces takes control on Tadmur prison and military airport". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- "Syria army enters ISIL-held Palmyra: monitor". Agence-France Presse. The National. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
External links
- Accident history for PMS at Aviation Safety Network
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На других языках
- [en] Palmyra Airport
[ru] Пальмира (аэропорт)
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