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Palmyra Airport

Palmyra Airport
مطار تدمر
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Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Serves Palmyra, Syria
Elevation AMSL 403 m / 1,322 ft
Coordinates 34°33′27″N 038°19′01″E / 34.55750°N 38.31694°E / 34.55750; 38.31694
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PMS is located in Syria
PMS
PMS
Location of airport in Syria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,880 9,449 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Palmyra Airport (Arabic: مطار تدمر‎‎) (IATA: PMSICAO: OSPR) is an airport serving Tadmur (ancient Palmyra), a city in Syria.

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).

Due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War, there are currently no scheduled flights operated to or from the airport. On 20 May 2015, ISIL captured the airbase.

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). In March 2017, it was recaptured by the Syrian Army following the Palmyra offensive (2017)



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