Misrata Airport
Misrata international Airport
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Misrata International Airport (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HLMS) is an international airport serving Misrata, a Mediterranean coastal city in the Misrata District of Libya. It also acts as an air base and training center for the Libyan Air Force.[3]
Misrata International Airport مطار مصراتة الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Libyan Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Misrata, Libya | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1998 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 60 ft (18 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°19′32″N 15°3′35″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.misurataairport.ly | ||||||||||
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  MRA Location within Libya | |||||||||||
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| Source: GCM[1] SkyVector[2] | |||||||||||
History
The airport was created in 1939 as a small landing site in the Misrata province of Italian Libya.
On 15 December 2011, the airport celebrated its first regularly scheduled international commercial flights by a non-Libyan airline (Turkish Airlines).
On 14 July 2014, the airport was closed to flights due to clashes at Tripoli International Airport, which Misrata International Airport is dependent on for its operations. Flights resumed on the night of 15 July.[4]
On 3 August 2020, a fire destroyed the airport's passenger terminal.[5]
Military use
The Libyan Air Force operates the Soko G-2 aircraft extensively at Misrata in both a training and counterinsurgency capacity.
The first Libyan warplane to challenge the no-fly zone during the Libyan Civil War was a G-2 taking off from Misrata on March 24, 2011. It was reported to have been promptly shot down by the French Air Force.[6][7] A few hours later an armed forces spokesman specified that the plane was destroyed on the runway with an AASM air-to-ground missile just after it had landed.[8]
Airlines and destinations
Passengers
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afriqiyah Airways | Benghazi, Cairo, Istanbul, Sfax, Tunis Hajj & Umrah: Jeddah[9] |
| Berniq Airways | Alexandria, Benghazi, Cairo, Istanbul, Tunis |
| Egyptair | Cairo[10] |
| Fly Oya | Hajj & Umrah: Jeddah[citation needed] |
| Global Air | Benghazi |
| Libyan Airlines | Sfax, Tunis[11] |
| Medavia | Malta |
| MedSky Airways | Istanbul, Malta Hajj & Umrah: Jeddah[citation needed] |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia[12] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[13] |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Egyptair Cargo | Cairo, Frankfurt |
| MNG Airlines | Istanbul[14] |
