There are a number of airports in Syria, which serve as the gateways to this country by the Mediterranean Sea. Syria, bordered by countries like Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus and the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the major states of the Middle East. In Syria, airports are located in almost all the major cities. There are three international airports in the country, which connect the city to different corners of the globe. Apart from these international airports, there are also a number of other airports, which are served by regular domestic flights from various cities of the country.
International Airports of Syria
The three international airports of Syria are served by a number of international and domestic airlines. These airports are:
- Damascus International Airport at the capital city, Damascus
- Aleppo International Airport at Aleppo
- Bassel Al-Assad International Airport at Latakia
Damascus International Airport is considered to the busiest airport of the country. International destinations like Moscow, Sharjah, Paris, Milan, Rome, Vienna, London, Cairo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Budapest, Doha, Kuwait, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Manchester, Munich, Stockholm and Tunis are connected to Syria through the Damascus International Airport. Some of the airlines, which operate regular flights to Syria through this airport, are:
- Syrian Arab Airlines
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Air Arabia
- Sudan Airways
- Alitalia
- bmi
- Emirates
- Cyprus Airways
- Jazeera Airways
- Kuwait Airways
- Qatar Airways
- Austrian Airlines
- Gulf Air
- Etihad Airways
- Malev Hungarian Airlines
- Tunisair
- Air France
- EgyptAir
- Aeroflot
- Air Algerie
- Caspian Airlines
Aleppo International Airport serves as the secondary hub for the Syrian Arab Airlines. This international airport is served by airlines like Air Arabia, bmi, Syrian Arab Airlines, Buraq Air, Austrian Airlines, DonbassAero, Royal Jordanian, Armavia, Jazeera Airways, Egypt Air and Turkish Airlines. The destinations, which are covered by these airlines, include Sharjah, Vienna, London, Kiev, Cairo, Kuwait, Amman, Algiers, Athens, Berlin, Bucharest, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Marseille, Milan, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm, Sofia and Yerevan.
Bassel Al-Assad International Airport is located in the Latakia city. This airport is served by regular flights operated by mainly three airlines. These airlines are Syrian Arab Airlines, Sama Airlines and Air Arabia. The cities, which are connected to Syria through the Bassel Al-Assad International Airport, are Sharjah, Jeddah, Cairo, Damascus and Riyadh.
Other Airports in Syria
There are also a number of other airports in Syria, which are located in different cities of the country. Kamishly Airport, Palmyra Airport and Deir ez-Zor Airport are three major airports of the country. The Kamishly Airport is served by regular flights of Syrian Arab Airlines, which connects the city with Damascus, the capital of the country. Chartered planes and cargo planes also serve these airports of Syria. Some of the cities of the country, where airports or airstrips are located are:
- Al Thaurah
- Jirah
- Tabqa
- Hamah
- Al Qusayr
- Dumayr
- Abu ad Duhur
- Khalkhalah
- Shayrat
- An Nasiriyah
- As Suwayda West
- Rasin el Aboud
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