Bassel Al-Assad International Airport

Latakia Bassel al-Assad International Airport

مطار باسل الأسد الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerGovernment of Syria
OperatorDirectorate General of Civil Aviation
ServesLatakia, Syria
LocationJableh
Hub forSyrian Air
Time zoneAST (UTC+03:00)
Elevation AMSL157 ft / 48 m
Coordinates35°24′03″N 35°56′55″E / 35.40083°N 35.94861°E / 35.40083; 35.94861
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LTK is located in Syria
LTK
LTK
Location of airport in Syria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,797 9,175 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Bassel al-Assad International Airport (Arabic: مطار باسل الأسد الدولي) (IATA: LTK, ICAO: OSLK) is an airport serving Latakia,[1] the principal port city of Syria. The airport is named for Bassel al-Assad (1962–1994), son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and brother of his successor Bashar al-Assad.

  1. ^ a b Airport information for OSLK[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for LTK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).