Aleppo International Airport

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Aleppo International Airport
مطار حلب الدولي
Matar Halab al-Dawly

IATA: ALP – ICAO: OSAP
Summary
Airport type Joint civil and military
Serves Aleppo,Syria
Elevation AMSL 389 m / 1,276 ft
Coordinates 36°10′50″N, 37°13′27″E
Website [1]
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 9,547 2,910 Asphalt

Aleppo International Airport (Arabic: مطار حلب الدولي‎) (IATA: ALP, ICAO: OSAP) is an international airport serving Aleppo, Syria. The airport serves as a secondary hub for Syrian Arab Airlines

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[edit] Terminal

Aleppo International Airport has a modern terminal which combines a modern and Islamic architecture. The total area is 28,000 square meters over four floors. The airport capacity is 1.5 million passengers a year.

The Terminal provides many services and utilities for operated airlines and passengers through banking, healthful, postal, touristic, information offices in addition to duty free shop and other utilities, it is also equipped by announcement flights monitors and public address.

Aleppo Intl. airport terminal was equipped by four modern aerobridges supplied by four transit gates equipped by modern security check systems in addition to the four ground gates.

[edit] Terminal Floors

  • Basement: mosque, stores, toilets and other utilities.
  • Ground floor: attendants hall, arrival hall, departure hall, four ground gates, VIP chambers and airport officers office.
  • 1st floor: transit hall, four aerobridge gates, free duty shop, AIS office, nursery, restaurant, Airlines wing and airport departments offices .
  • 2nd floor: restaurants, shops, attendants verandas
  • Terminal outer yard is dedicated for parking.

[edit] Terminal public utilities

  • Information office.
  • Tourist information office.
  • Postal office.
  • Communication office.
  • Insurance office.
  • Syrian Arab Airlines reservation and customer service office.
  • ATM machines.
  • Exchange offices.
  • Syriatel mobile network customer service office.
  • Duty Free.
  • Dispensary.
  • Nursery.
  • Restaurants and cafeterias.
  • Various shops.

[edit] Historical Highlights

In 1918 KLM airline achieved the first KLM flight to the Far East via Aleppo airport.

In 1930 Amy Johnson achieved the first worldwide flight piloted by a woman from London to Melbourne via Aleppo airport where she was gladly received.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

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