Palmyra Airport مطار تدمر | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Syrian Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Syrian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palmyra,Syria | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00 /UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 403 m / 1,322 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′27″N038°19′01″E / 34.55750°N 38.31694°E /34.55750; 38.31694 | ||||||||||
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  PMS Location of airport in Syria | |||||||||||
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| Source:DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
Palmyra Airport (Arabic:مطار تدمر) (IATA:PMS,ICAO:OSPR) is amilitary airport servingPalmyra,[1] a small city inSyria.
On 20 May 2015,ISIL captured the airbase.[3] As of 27 March 2016, it was recaptured by theSyrian Army following the2016 Palmyra offensive only to be recaptured by ISIL eight months later, following thePalmyra offensive (December 2016).[4] In March 2017, it was recaptured by theSyrian Army following thePalmyra offensive (2017). In December 2024, theRevolutionary Commando Army recaptured theairport.[5]
The airport resides at anelevation of 403 metres (1,322 ft) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 08/26 with anasphalt surface measuring 2,880 by 45 metres (9,449 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Due to the ongoingSyrian Civil War, there are currently no scheduled flights operated to or from the airport.
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