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]
The first Libyan warplane to challenge the no-fly zone during the Libyan Civil War was a G-2 from Misrata. 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]
misrata, airport, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, . This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Airportمطار مصراتة الدوليIATA MRAICAO HLMSSummaryAirport typePublic MilitaryOperatorLibyan Airports AuthorityLocationMisrata LibyaOpened1998Elevation AMSL60 ft 18 mCoordinates32 19 32 N 15 3 35 E 32 32556 N 15 05972 E 32 32556 15 05972Websitewww misurataairport ly 1 MapMRALocation within LibyaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft15 33 3 400 11 155 AsphaltSource GCM 1 SkyVector 2 Contents 1 History 2 Military use 3 Airlines and destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 editThe 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 from Misrata 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 editAirlinesDestinationsAfriqiyah AirwaysCairo Istanbul Sfax TunisHajj amp Umrah JeddahBerniq AirwaysAlexandria Benghazi Tunis CairoEgyptairCairo 9 Global AirBenghaziFly OyaHajj amp Umrah JeddahLibyan AirlinesSfax Tunis 10 Libyan Wings 11 Istanbul TunisMedSky AirwaysIstanbul Malta Hajj amp Umrah JeddahSee also editTransport in Libya List of airports in LibyaReferences edit Airport information for Misrata International Airport at Great Circle Mapper Misrata International Airport SkyVector Retrieved 17 September 2018 Libya Air Order of Battle GlobalSecurity org 5 March 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2011 Tripoli airport under fire for fourth day Al Jazeera 16 July 2014 Accessed 17 July 2014 Misrata airport closed after fire Mitiga to reopen on 9 August as Maltese inspection delegation considers flight resumption 4 August 2020 Gadhafi s Warplane Destroyed By French Fighter Jets in Misrata ABC News 24 March 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2011 French fighter shoots down Libyan jet BBC News 24 March 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2011 Libya live 16 22 The Telegraph 24 March 2011 Archived from the original on 21 March 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2011 EGYPTAIR Sep Oct 2023 Africa Network Additions Aeroroutes Retrieved 5 September 2023 Misurata MRA flight index libyanwings ly retrieved 27 January 2021External links editAccident history for Misurata Airport at Aviation Safety NetworkPortals nbsp Libya nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Misrata Airport amp oldid 1187099875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
