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Tobruk International Airport (IATA: TOB, ICAO: HLTQ) is an airport serving the Mediterranean port city of Tobruk, capital of the Butnan District of Libya. The airport is 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Tobruk, at the town of Al Adm.

Tobruk International Airport مطار طبرق الدولي Maṭār Ṭubruq ad-Dawlī
IATA: TOB ICAO: HLTQ
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Serves	Tobruk, Libya
Location	Al Adm
Coordinates	31°51′36″N 23°54′22″E
Map
TOB Location within Libya
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,005 9,859 Concrete
Sources: SkyVector[1] GCM[2]

History

The airport was previously named Gamal Abdel Nasser Airport, after the president of the former United Arab Republic.

The airport was officially opened as Tobruk International Airport on 29 April 2013. The oldest airport in Libya, it had previously offered only internal flights. The first international passenger flight was to Alexandria, Egypt, operated by Libyan Airlines. The airport operates domestic flights to Benghazi and Tripoli.[3]

A new passenger terminal is currently^[when?] under construction. The airport will have a duty-free zone. Plans are currently underway to establish cargo service to Tobruk's International Airport.

Historical background

At the beginning of World War II, Libya was an Italian colony and Tobruk became the site of important battles between the Allies and Axis powers. Tobruk was strategically important to the conquest of Eastern Libya, then called the province of Cyrenaica. The airfield was significant due to the importance of air power in desert warfare.

Airlines and destinations

This section does not cite any sources. (March 2021)

Airlines	Destinations
Buraq Air	Tripoli–Mitiga
Libyan Airlines	Alexandria, Benghazi, Tripoli–Mitiga, Tunis

See also

• Gamal Abdul El Nasser Airbase
• Transport in Libya
• List of airports in Libya

References

External links

• Tobruk: Australian toughness beats Rommel
• Tobruk War cemetery - video (in Czech)
• Accident history for TOB at Aviation Safety Network
• Accident history for El Adem RAF Station at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Tobruk

Der Flughafen Tobruk (arabisch مطار طبرق, englisch Tobruk Airport bzw. Gamal Abdel Nasser Airport) ist ein ziviler und militärischer Flughafen von Tobruk in Libyen. Er trägt den Namen des ägyptischen Präsidenten Gamal Abdel Nasser († 1970).

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- [en] Tobruk Airport

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[it] Aeroporto di Tobruch

L'aeroporto di Tobruch, storicamente citato come aeroporto di Tobruk da fonti in lingua italiana, è un aeroporto civile della città di Tobruch in Libia.

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