Deir ez-Zor Airport (Arabic: مطار دير الزور) (IATA: DEZ, ICAO: OSDZ) is an airport serving Deir ez-Zor, a city in northeastern Syria.
Deir ez-Zor Airport مطار دير الزور العسكري | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Syria | ||||||||||
| Operator | Directorate General of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Deir ez-Zor, Syria | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 700 ft / 213 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°17′07″N 040°10′33″E / 35.28528°N 40.17583°E | ||||||||||
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  DEZ Location of airport in Syria | |||||||||||
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History
editDeir ez-Zor Airport was established by the British during World War II as LG-416.
Before the war in Syria, airlines like Jazeera Airways and Syrian Air flew to destinations such as Damascus, Aleppo, Bahrain and Kuwait.
On October 15, 2012, heavy artillery and missiles strikes, originating in the airport, hit the city. On 24 November 2012, rebels were surrounding the airport.[3] 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,[4] but failed to seize it.
On 5 September 2017, Syrian special operations Tiger Forces and 17th Division troops started an offensive[5] 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.[6] On 9 September 2017, the Syrian SANA news agency reported that Syrian forces had broken the siege at the airport.[7][8] Russia's Defense Ministry said the lifting of the siege had followed ″a massive airstrike by Russian Aerospace Forces″.[7]
Facilities
editThe airport sits at an elevation of 700 feet (213 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway, designated 10/28, measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
editAs of December 2022, there are no regular flights scheduled to or from the airport.
References
edit- ^ a b Airport information for OSDZ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for DEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "هاتفيا: ثائر الكمالي- ناشط إعلامي- دير الزور". Syria Tomorrow. Nov 24, 2012. Retrieved Nov 24, 2012.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "ISIS started attack on Der ez Zor military airport". SOHR. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Breaking: Syrian Army begins second phase of Deir Ezzor offensive". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "Next phase of the Syrian Army's Deir Ezzor offensive - the military airport". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ a b Syrian forces break ISIS siege of Deir ez-Zor airfield after Russian air strike TASS, 9 September 2017.
- ^ Syrian Army breaks ISIS’ siege on Deir Ezzor Airport and Hrabesh and Tahtouh neighborhoods SANA, 9 September 2017.
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