Tripoli International Airport

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Tripoli International Airport is the main international airport serving Libya’s capital, Tripoli, and was historically the country’s busiest aviation hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international airport
transport infrastructure
conflictEvent damaged in 2011 Libyan Civil War
site of heavy clashes in 2014 Libyan conflict
continent Africa
country Libya
distanceFromCityCentre about 34 kilometres south of central Tripoli
elevation 263 feet
80 metres
formerName Tripoli International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tripoli Idris Airport
hasFunction air cargo operations
civil aviation
domestic passenger transport
international passenger transport
hasPassengerTerminal domestic terminal
international terminal
hasPlannedFeature expanded runway system
new passenger terminal complex
hasRunway Runway 09/27
historicalRole busiest airport in Libya
primary hub for Libyan international air traffic
IATAcode TIP
ICAOcode HLLT
locatedIn North Africa
Tripoli
Tripoli
surface form: Tripoli District

Tripolitania
surface form: northwestern Libya
locatedNear Ben Gashir
nearbyAirport Mitiga International Airport
openedAsCivilAirport 1950s
plannedBy Libyan government
regionServed Tripoli
surface form: Tripoli metropolitan area

western Libya
replacedByForCivilTraffic Mitiga International Airport
runwayLength 3600 metres
runwayOrientation east–west
runwaySurface asphalt
servesAs gateway to Tripoli metropolitan area
main international airport for Tripoli
servesCapital capital city of Libya
servesCity Tripoli
status operations largely suspended after 2014 fighting
severely damaged during Libyan Civil War
timezone UTC+2
usedAs military air base in the past
usedBy Afriqiyah Airways
Buraq Air
Libyan Arab Airlines

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Tripoli hasInternationalAirport Tripoli International Airport
Ṭarābulus hasInternationalAirport Tripoli International Airport
Mitiga International Airport replaced Tripoli International Airport
this entity surface form: Tripoli International Airport as main operational airport during conflicts
Mitiga International Airport servesAsBackupFor Tripoli International Airport
Tarabulus al-Gharb servedBy Tripoli International Airport
Tripoli International Airport formerName Tripoli International Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tripoli Idris Airport
Libya Dawn coalition captured Tripoli International Airport
Libyan airport network hasComponent Tripoli International Airport
Red Castle (Assaraya al-Hamra) nearbyAirport Tripoli International Airport
this entity surface form: Tripoli International Airport (regional context)
MJI nearbyAirport Tripoli International Airport
Wheelus Air Base locatedNear Tripoli International Airport
TIP represents Tripoli International Airport
TIP alternativeName Tripoli International Airport
subject surface form: Tripoli International Airport
this entity surface form: Tripoli Int'l Airport
HLLT ICAOCodeFor Tripoli International Airport
Ben Gashir locatedNear Tripoli International Airport
Ben Gashir hasTransportConnection Tripoli International Airport
Libyan Arab Airlines primaryHub Tripoli International Airport
Libyan Arab Airlines operatedFromAirport Tripoli International Airport
Afriqiyah Airways hubAirport Tripoli International Airport