Bassel Al-Assad International Airport
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Latakia Bassel Al-Assad International Airport مطار باسل الأسد الدولي |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Latakia, Syria | ||||||||||
| Location | Jableh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 157 ft / 48 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′03″N 35°56′55″E / 35.40083°N 35.94861°ECoordinates: 35°24′03″N 35°56′55″E / 35.40083°N 35.94861°E | ||||||||||
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Bassel al-Assad International Airport (Arabic: مطار باسل الأسد الدولي) (IATA: LTK, ICAO: OSLK) is an airport serving Latakia, the principal port city of Syria. The airport is named for Bassel al-Assad (1962–1994), son of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and brother of the current President Bashar al-Assad.
The airport resides at an elevation of 157 ft (48 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,797 m × 45 m (9,177 ft × 148 ft).
Destinations as of June 2015
Adjacent to the civilian airport buildings is the Russian Khmeimim airbase, the principal Russian airbase being used in the air campaign in Syria since 30 September 2015. The name of the air base Хмеймим has been also transliterated as Hemeimeem Air Base and Hmeymin airbase. Among the Russian servicemen posted, there are currently (early October 2015) around 600 members of the Russian Naval Infantry, whose role is to help provide security for the airbase.
Russian military activity at Latakia Airport had been disclosed by American intelligence officials by early September 2015. The same month, U.S. officials expressed concern about the Russian activities there.
The Su-24 shot down by Turkish fighters on 24 November 2015 was said to be on its way back to Khmeimim.
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