Airports at the highest altitudes, located in the mountains or on the highlands. A high altitude which rhymes with the drop in atmospheric pressure which increases the taxiing distance to allow planes to take off and therefore requires a longer runway than at lower altitudes. in Syrian Arab Republic.
#1 An Nasiriyah Air Base airport at (Syrian Arab Republic) OS64
Altitude : 831 m = 2726ft
An Nasiriyah Air Base airport is located close to Jayrud at 17 km↑, An Nabk at 17 km↑, Yabrud at 20 km↑, Dayr Atiyah at 22 km↑, Ar Ruhaybah at 25 km↑, Qarah at 28 km↑,
-> Aviation weather for An Nasiriyah Air Base airport
#2 Shayrat Air Base airport at Shayrat (Syrian Arab Republic) OS65
Altitude : 806 m = 2644ft
Shayrat Air Base airport is located close to Shayrat, Hisyah at 16 km↑, Sadad at 20 km↑, Furqlus at 21 km↑, Al Qusayr at 30 km↑, Homs at 31 km↑, Ḩayy al Ḩamīdīyah at 32 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3002 m = 9849ft
- runway 11/29 : 3002m = 9849ft
-> Aviation weather for Shayrat Air Base airport
#3 As Suwayda West Air Base airport at As Suwayda (Syrian Arab Republic) OS60
Altitude : 750 m = 2461ft
As Suwayda West Air Base airport is located close to As Suwayda, As Sijn at 11 km↑, Al Harak at 11 km↑, As Suwayda at 15 km↑, Ariqah at 22 km↑, Busra ash Sham at 22 km↑, Izra at 24 km↑,
-> Aviation weather for As Suwayda West Air Base airport
#4 Mezzeh airport at Mezzeh (Syrian Arab Republic) OS67
Altitude : 734 m = 2408ft
Mezzeh airport is located close to Mezzeh, Darayya at 2.4 km↑, Damascus at 7.3 km↑, Al Mujtahid at 7.4 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Dimashq at 7.5 km↑, Al Kiswah at 13 km↑, Qatana at 14 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2780 m = 9121ft
- runway 06/24 : 2780m = 9121ft
-> Aviation weather for Mezzeh airport
#5 Khalkhalah Air Base airport at Buraq (Syrian Arab Republic) OS69
Altitude : 704 m = 2310ft
Khalkhalah Air Base airport is located close to Buraq, As Sawarah as Sughra at 5.2 km↑, Mismiyah at 16 km↑, Ariqah at 22 km↑, Salakhid at 23 km↑, Shaqqa at 24 km↑, Shahba at 26 km↑,
-> Aviation weather for Khalkhalah Air Base airport
#6 Saiqal Air Base airport at Saiqal (Syrian Arab Republic) OS68
Altitude : 701 m = 2300ft
Saiqal Air Base airport is located close to Saiqal, Muḩāfaz̧at Rīf Dimashq at 28 km↑, As Sab Abar at 45 km↑, Jayrud at 46 km↑, Ar Ruhaybah at 48 km↑, Ad Dumayr at 48 km↑, Al Qutayfah at 57 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2993 m = 9820ft
- runway 08/26 : 2993m = 9820ft
- runway 05/23 : 2502m = 8209ft
-> Aviation weather for Saiqal Air Base airport
#7 Marj Ruhayyil Air Base airport at Marj Ruhayyil (Syrian Arab Republic) OS63
Altitude : 668 m = 2192ft
Marj Ruhayyil Air Base airport is located close to Marj Ruhayyil, Al Ghizlaniyah at 12 km↑, Judaydat al Khāşş at 15 km↑, Mismiyah at 18 km↑, Harran al Awamid at 20 km↑, Al Kiswah at 21 km↑, An Nashabiyah at 25 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2993 m = 9820ft
- runway 06L/24R : 2993m = 9820ft
- runway 06R/24L : 2801m = 9190ft
-> Aviation weather for Marj Ruhayyil Air Base airport
#8 Dumayr Air Base airport at (Syrian Arab Republic) OS61
Altitude : 628 m = 2060ft
Dumayr Air Base airport is located close to Ad Dumayr at 6.3 km↑, Ar Ruhaybah at 16 km↑, Al Qutayfah at 20 km↑, Jayrud at 22 km↑, Harran al Awamid at 25 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Rīf Dimashq at 26 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3150 m = 10335ft
- runway 06L/24R : 3150m = 10335ft
- runway 06R/24L : 2364m = 7756ft
-> Aviation weather for Dumayr Air Base airport
#9 Damascus International airport at Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic) OSDI DAM
Altitude : 616 m = 2021ft
Damascus International airport is located close to Damascus, Judaydat al Khāşş at 2.6 km↑, Harran al Awamid at 5.7 km↑, Al Ghizlaniyah at 5.7 km↑, An Nashabiyah at 11 km↑, Irbin at 20 km↑, Douma at 21 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3600 m = 11811ft
- runway 05R/23L : 3600m = 11811ft
- runway 05L/23R : 3000m = 9843ft
-> Aviation weather for Damascus International airport
#10 Tiyas Air Base airport at Tiyas (Syrian Arab Republic) OS72
Altitude : 550 m = 1804ft
Tiyas Air Base airport is located close to Tiyas, Jubb al Jarrah at 45 km↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Ḩimş at 46 km↑, Al Qaryatayn at 48 km↑, Furqlus at 51 km↑, Mukharram al Fawqani at 59 km↑, Tadmur at 60 km↑,
-> Aviation weather for Tiyas Air Base airport
#11 Al Qusayr Air Base airport at Al-Qusayr (Syrian Arab Republic) OS70
#12 Minaq Air Base airport at Minaq (Syrian Arab Republic) OS71
#13 Qamishli airport at Qamishly (Syrian Arab Republic) OSKL KAC
#14 Palmyra airport at Tadmur (Syrian Arab Republic) OSPR PMS
#15 Al Thaurah airport at Al Thaurah (Syrian Arab Republic) SOR
#16 Aleppo International airport at Aleppo (Syrian Arab Republic) OSAP ALP
#17 Rasm Al-Abboud Air Base airport at Kuweires Sharqi (Syrian Arab Republic) OS66
#18 Jirah Air Base airport at Al Mahdum (Syrian Arab Republic) OS62
#19 Al-Muhaddad Agricultural airport at Dibsi 'Afnan (Syrian Arab Republic) SY-0008
#20 Murshid Sarhan Agricultural airport at Ma'arrat Misrin (Syrian Arab Republic) SY-0013
#21 Al Tabqah airport at Al Tabqah (Syrian Arab Republic) OS59
#22 Hamah Air Base airport at (Syrian Arab Republic) OS58
#23 Al-Tahaluf airport at Ash-Shaddadi (Syrian Arab Republic) SY-0014
#24 Abu ad Duhur Air Base airport at Abu ad Duhur (Syrian Arab Republic) OS57
#25 Al-Mayadin airport at Al-Mayadin (Syrian Arab Republic) SY-0010
#26 As-Saliniyah airport at As-Saliniyah (Syrian Arab Republic) SY-0011
#27 Deir Er Zzor airport at Deir ez-Zor (Syrian Arab Republic) OSDZ DEZ
#28 Green Village airport at Green Village (Syrian Arab Republic) SY-0009
#29 Bassel Al-Assad International airport at Latakia (Syrian Arab Republic) OSLK LTK
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