Deir ez-Zor Airport

Deir ez-Zor Airport مطار دير الزور
IATA: DEZ – ICAO: OSDZ DEZ Location of airport in Syria
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Serves		Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Elevation AMSL		700 ft / 213 m
Coordinates		35°17′07″N 040°10′33″E / 35.28528°N 40.17583°E / 35.28528; 40.17583
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
10/28	3,000	9,843	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Deir ez-Zor Airport (Arabic: مطار دير الزور‎) (IATA: DEZ, ICAO: OSDZ) is an airport serving Deir ez-Zor, a city in northeastern Syria.

Due to the city's close proximity to the Iraqi border and a recent Israeli military attack on a suspected nuclear facility nearby, foreign travellers to this airport can expect close attention by Syrian security services^{[citation needed]}.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 700 feet (213 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 10/28 which measures 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Jazeera Airways	Kuwait, Aleppo
Syrian Air	Damascus
Syrian Pearl	Damascus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for OSDZ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for DEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

External links

• Current weather for OSDZ at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for DEZ at Aviation Safety Network