Palmyra Airport

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Palmyra Airport

مطار تدمر
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerSyrian Armed Forces
OperatorWagner Group
ServesPalmyra, Syria
Time zoneEET (UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00)
Elevation AMSL403 m / 1,322 ft
Coordinates34°33′27″N 038°19′01″E / 34.55750°N 38.31694°E / 34.55750; 38.31694
Map
PMS is located in Syria
PMS
PMS
Location of airport in Syria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,880 9,449 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Palmyra Airport (Arabic: مطار تدمر) (IATA: PMS, ICAO: OSPR) is a military airport serving Tadmur[1] a small city in Syria. The base is currently operated by the Wagner Group and is used to fly in supplies from Syria’s allies such as Iran and Russia

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

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for OSPR[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for PMS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Leith Fadel. "Battlefield Update from Palmyra: ISIS Captures the Ancient and Modern Sectors". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Regime forces takes control on Tadmur prison and military airport". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Syria army enters ISIL-held Palmyra: monitor". Agence-France Presse. The National. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.


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