Damascus International Airport Halts Flights after Airstrike

DALLAS – Syria has halted all flights to/from Damascus International Airport (DAM) after an Israeli airstrike damaged an area near the airport on Friday, according to a pro-government daily.

The news outlet Al-Watan stated the strike damaged the runway but didn’t go into depth about the attack. Flightradar24 recorded no flights in the vicinity of the airport on Friday around noon.

Damascus International Airport (DAM). Photo: Igor Bubin – Gallery page, GFDL 1.2

Damascus International Airport


Damascus International Airport was inaugurated in the mid-1970s and was the country’s busiest airport.

The airport lies south of Damascus, where Syrian opposition activists read more ⇒

Source:: “Airways Magazine”

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