Bassel Al-Assad International Airport

Bassel al-Assad International Airport مطار باسل الأسد الدولي
IATA: LTK – ICAO: OSLK LTK Location of airport in Syria
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Serves		Latakia, Syria
Elevation AMSL		157 ft / 48 m
Coordinates		35°24′03″N 035°56′55″E / 35.40083°N 35.94861°E / 35.40083; 35.94861
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
17/35	2,797	9,175	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Bassel al-Assad International Airport (Arabic: مطار باسل الأسد الدولي‎) (IATA: LTK, ICAO: OSLK) is an airport serving Latakia,^[1] the principal port city of Syria. The airport is named for Bassel al-Assad (1962–1994), son of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and brother of the current President Bashar al-Assad.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 157 feet (48 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,797 by 45 metres (9,177 × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Sharjah
Nas Air	Jeddah, Riyadh
Syrian Air	Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Damascus

References

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

External links

• Current weather for OSLK at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LTK at Aviation Safety Network