- Misrata Airport
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Misrata Airport is an airport in Misrata, Libya (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HL76). It also acts as an air base and training center for the Libyan Air Force.[1]
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 2011 Libyan civil war was a G-2 from Misrata. It was reported to have been promptly shot down by the French Air Force.[2][3] 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.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Note: All flights have been suspended until further notice due to the Libyan civil war.
Airlines Destinations Buraq Air Benghazi Libyan Airlines Alexandria, Tunis, Tripoli-Mitiga References
- ^ "Libya Air Order of Battle". GlobalSecurity.org. 5 March 2011. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/libya/af-orbat.htm. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Gadhafi's Warplane Destroyed By French Fighter Jets in Misrata". ABC News. 24 March 2011. http://abcnews.go.com/International/war-libya-moammar-gadhafi-warplane-misrata-shot-french/story?id=13210685. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "French fighter shoots down Libyan jet". BBC News. 24 March 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12850975. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Libya live (16:22)". The Telegraph. 24 March 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8390035/Libya-Live.html. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
External links
- Accident history for MRA at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Coordinates: 32°19′16″N 15°03′23″E / 32.3212°N 15.0564°E
Categories:- Airports in Libya
- Misurata
- Tripolitania
- Military of Libya
- North African airport stubs
- Libya geography stubs
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