Gaza International Airport
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Gaza International Airport, later known as Yasser Arafat International Airport, was the main airport in the Gaza Strip that operated briefly in the late 1990s and early 2000s before being rendered inoperable by conflict.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
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defunct airport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yasser Arafat International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedForTraffic | early 2000s ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1996 ⓘ |
| country | Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Moroccan architects ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Israeli Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
320 ft
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98 m ⓘ |
| featured | traditional Islamic architectural elements ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadInternationalFlightsTo |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | GZA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | LVGZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Bill Clinton
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Yasser Arafat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1998-12-14 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaza Strip
NERFINISHED
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southern Gaza Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yasser Arafat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Egypt–Gaza border
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Rafah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1998 ⓘ |
| operator | Palestinian Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCityServed |
Gaza City
NERFINISHED
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Gaza Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 08/26 ⓘ |
| runwayDestroyed | 2001 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
10108 ft
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3081 m ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| servedAirlines | Palestinian Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | main airport of Gaza Strip ⓘ |
| status |
closed
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inoperable ⓘ |
| symbolized |
Palestinian self-rule
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Palestinian state-building efforts ⓘ |
| terminalBuildingsDestroyed | 2001 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city)
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formerName
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Gaza International Airport
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subject surface form:
Yasser Arafat International Airport