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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tripoli Idris Airport | 1 |
| Tripoli International Airport as main operational airport during conflicts | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international airport
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transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| conflictEvent |
damaged in 2011 Libyan Civil War
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site of heavy clashes in 2014 Libyan conflict ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | about 34 kilometres south of central Tripoli ⓘ |
| elevation |
263 feet
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80 metres ⓘ |
| formerName |
Tripoli International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tripoli Idris Airport
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| hasFunction |
air cargo operations
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civil aviation ⓘ domestic passenger transport ⓘ international passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasPassengerTerminal |
domestic terminal
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international terminal ⓘ |
| hasPlannedFeature |
expanded runway system
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new passenger terminal complex ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 09/27 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
busiest airport in Libya
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primary hub for Libyan international air traffic ⓘ |
| IATAcode | TIP ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | HLLT ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
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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
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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
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main international airport for Tripoli ⓘ |
| servesCapital | capital city of Libya ⓘ |
| servesCity | Tripoli ⓘ |
| status |
operations largely suspended after 2014 fighting
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severely damaged during Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| usedAs | military air base in the past ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Afriqiyah Airways
ⓘ
Buraq Air ⓘ Libyan Arab Airlines ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Tripoli International Airport
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formerName
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Tripoli International Airport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Tripoli Idris Airport
this entity surface form:
Tripoli International Airport as main operational airport during conflicts