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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. The ongoing civil war has caused many airlines to terminate their flights to and from Dama…
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. The ongoing civil war has caused many airlines to terminate their flights to and from Damascus, cutting much of the city's population off from 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
  • Hub for: Syrian Air · Cham Wings Airlines
Data from: en.wikipedia.org