Rafic Hariri International Airport (also called Beirut International Airport, formerly Chaldea Airport) (IATA: BEY, ICAO: OLBA) (Arabic: مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي) located 9 km (5.6 mi) from the city centre in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon and is the only operational commercial airport in the country. It is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (more commonly known as MEA). It is also the hub for the currently grounded cargo carrier Trans Mediterranean Airways (more commonly known as TMA Cargo), as well as the new start-up charter airline, MenaJet. Image File history File links Overview of the terminal. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... There is also a drinking game alternately refered to as Beirut or Beer Pong. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ... Trans Mediterranean Airways is a cargo airline based in Beirut, Lebanon. ... Menajet is a Lebanese charter airline based in Beirut, Lebanon. ...

The airport was originally named Beirut International Airport, however it was renamed on June 22, 2005, in honor of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri who was assassinated in a huge explosion in Beirut on February 14, 2005 when his motorcade was targeted. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rafiq Bahaa Edine Hariri (born November, 1944) is a Lebanese billionaire businessman, and was Prime Minister of Lebanon until his resignation on October 20, 2004. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It is the main port of entry into the country along with the Port of Beirut. A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. ... The Port of Beirut is the main port in Lebanon located in the capital city, Beirut, and is the largest port on the Eastern Mediterranean. ...

The airport is operated and maintained by Middle East Airports Services (MEAS) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the national carrier, MEA. MEAS conducts all airport operations from cleaning the bathrooms to de-rubberizing the runways. Operations are regulated by the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), the Lebanese government agency which sets aviation guidelines, safety standards, etc. The LCAA is also responsible for operating the air traffic control (ATC) in the airport as well as regulate Lebanon's airspace. Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. ...

History

Inauguration

The airport opened on April 23, 1954 replacing the much smaller Bir Hassan Airfield which was located a short distance north. At the time of its opening, the terminal was very modern and it featured an excellent spotters terrace with a cafe. The airport consisted of two asphalt runways at the time, runway 18/36 at 3,250 metres (10,663 feet) was used primarily for landings from the 18 end while runway 03/21 at 3,180 metres (10,433 feet) was used primarily for take-offs from the 03 end. April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A premier Middle East hub

The airport grew to become a premier hub in the Middle East with fast and steady growth by the country's four carriers at the time, Middle East Airlines (MEA), Air Liban, Trans Mediterranean Airways (TMA), and Lebanese International Airways (LIA) plus numerous foreign carriers.

Israeli commando raid

In response to an attack on an El Al jet in Athens, on the night of 28 December 1968, Israeli commandos mounted a surprise attack on the airport and destroyed 13 civilian aircraft belonging to the Lebanese carriers, Middle East Airlines (Air Liban had merged with MEA by this time), Trans Mediterranean Airways, and Lebanese International Airways. This caused serious devastation to the Lebanese aviation industry. Middle East Airlines managed to rebound quickly, but Lebanese International Airways went bankrupt and its employees were transferred to MEA. Categories: Airline stubs | Companies of Israel | Transportation in Israel | Airlines of Israel ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...

Lebanese Civil War

The airport lost its status and the glamour it once had with the start of the 15-year long Lebanese Civil War in April 1975 in which it lost virtually all of its airline services with the exception of the two Lebanese carriers, Middle East Airlines and Trans Mediterranean Airways, which continued operating with the exception of certain periods of interruption when the airport was completely closed. Despite the conflict, the terminal was renovated in 1977, only to be badly damaged 5 years by Israeli shelling during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The airport's runways were renovated in 1982 and 1984. Combatants Lebanese Front Syria LNM PLO Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat The multi-sided Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) had its origin in the conflicts and political compromises after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman Empire and was exacerbated by the nations...

Reconstruction

By the time war finally came to an end in 1990, the airport was clearly outdated and fatigued. It was clear that if Beirut was to try to rebound itself, it needed to launch a massive reconstruction program. A 10-year reconstruction program was launched in 1994 which included the construction of a brand new terminal, two new runways, a new fire station building, a new powerplant, a new general aviation terminal, a new underground parking garage, and the rehabilitation of many structures such as the radar building.

In 1998, the first phase of the new terminal was completed. It was located immediately adjacent to the east of the old terminal and consists of gates 1-12. After it was inaugurated, the old terminal was demolished and construction on the western half began and was completed in 2000, however it was not inaugurated until 2002. This consists of gates 13-23. The new terminal can handle 6 million passengers annually and is expected to be expanded to handle 16 million passengers by 2035.

It was decided early on that the original runways were no longer sufficient, especially if Beirut was to see large aircraft like the upcoming Airbus A380. A new landing runway was constructed protruding out into the sea, runway 17/35 at a length of 3,395 metres (11,138 feet). This runway was built protruding into the sea in order to move landing traffic away from the city to improve safety and reduce aircraft noise. A new take-off runway was also constructed parallel to the old 03/21 at a lengh of 3,800 metres (12,467 feet) making it the longest runway in the airport. The old 03/21 was closed down and converted to a taxiway for accessing the new runway 03/21. Unlike the old runways, the two new runways were constructed from concrete and feature more advanced lighting systems and instrument landing systems. Runway 18/36 was kept open, although it is very rarely used nowadays. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. ...

In 2004, runway 17/35 was redesignated 16/34 and runway 18/36 was redesignated 17/35 after more accurate runway heading measurements were conducted.

On 17 June 2005, the General Aviation Terminal was finally opened. It is located on the northwestern corner of the airport and is one of the most advanced general aviation terminals in the Middle East featuring state of the art facilities. All fixed base operators and VIP charter providers have moved their operations to this state-of-the art terminal. June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Fixed Base Operator (also known as Fixed Base of Operation), or FBO, is a service center at an airport that may be a private enterprise or may be a department of the municipality that the airport serves. ...

More damage, during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

Main article: 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

On 13 July 2006 at approximately 6 a.m. local time, all 3 runways of the airport sustained significant damage from missile strikes directed at it by the Israeli Air Force as part of the 2006 Lebanon war. The Israeli Air Force gave as its reason the charge that Hezbollah had received a weapons shipment there ^[1]. The runways were rendered inoperative and the Lebanese Government declared that the airport was closed until further notice.^[2] Combatants Hezbollah Amal LCP  Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General of Hezbollah) Imad Mughniyeh (Commander of Hezbollahs armed wing)[5] Dan Halutz (CoS) Moshe Kaplinsky[12] Udi Adam (Regional) Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[6] 30,000 ground troops (plus IAF & ISC)[13... July 13 is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Official shield of the IAF The Israeli Air Force (IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל, Zroa HaAvir VeHaḤalal, Air and Space Division, commonly known as חיל האוויר Hel HaAvir) is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. ... Combatants Hezbollah Amal[1] LCP[2] PFLP-GC[3]  Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah Imad Mughniyeh[4] Dan Halutz Moshe Kaplinsky[11] Udi Adam Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[5] 30,000 ground troops (plus IAF & ISC)[12] Casualties Hezbollah militia: Dead: ~250 (Hezbollah claim...

Shortly thereafter, MEA used one of the long taxiways at the airport to evacuate 5 of its airplanes (4 Airbus A321 and 1 Airbus A330). Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It was developed at the same time as the four-engined A340. ...

Limited activity at Rafic Hariri International Airport

The airport reopened to commercial flights on August 17, 2006 with the arrival of a Middle East Airlines (MEA) flight around 1:10 p.m. local time (10:10 a.m. GMT) from Amman, followed by a Royal Jordanian flight also from Amman. This marked the first commercial flight arrival at Rafic Harīrī International Airport since the airport's closure almost 5 weeks before. All runways and taxiways at the airport have been successfully repaired and the airport is operating as it was before the hostilities. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Israel ends air blockade - Regular flight schedules resume

On Thursday, September 7, 2006, Israel ended its air blockade of Lebanon. The first plane to land at the airport after the end of the blockade was a Middle East Airlines flight at 6:06 p.m. local time (3:06 p.m. GMT). Soon after that, a Kuwait Airlines flight landed at the airport. Over the next couple of days, more airlines resumed flights to the airport, including Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia, Air France, British Airways (B|MED), Cyprus Airways, Egypt Air, Air Algerie, Royal Air Maroc, Jat Airways and Gulf Air. More airlines are scheduled to resume flights to Beirut over the next few days. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ...

Future plans

The ambitious 10-year reconstruction program of the airport had been largely complete and Beirut had a world-class facility which had been ranked as among the top in the Middle East before the war in 2006.

Near-term future plans used to include the rehabilitation of the old runway 17/35, the rehabilitation and construction of new taxiways, the construction of 12 small hangars for the newly inaugurated General Aviation Terminal, and the construction of a cargo village to attract more cargo carriers. Now, rebuilding the airport will be the priority.

Longer-term plans had included adding 7 more gates to the terminal, some of which can handle the upcoming Airbus A380. However, it is unknown whether the recent damages sustained by the Lebanon-Israeli conflict will affect the current plans. The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. ...

Passenger Terminal

3 MEA A321s parked at the west wing.

The modern terminal consists of 23 gates, 21 of which have jetways, two of which are dual jetway gates for large aircraft. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x959, 520 KB) Summary A view of the east side of the west wing at Beiruts Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY/OLBA). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x959, 520 KB) Summary A view of the east side of the west wing at Beiruts Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY/OLBA). ...

The terminal consists of two wings joined together by the main terminal. The east wing which opened in 1998 has gates 1-12, and the west wing which opened in 2002 has gates 13-23. Gates 2 and 3 are dual jetway gates for large aircraft. Gates 4 and 22 are bus boarding gates. The terminal is capable of handling 6 million passengers.

The terminal consists of 4 levels. The ground level is the arrival area, the 2nd level is departure level and the gates area, the 3rd level houses the airline lounges, and the 4th level houses the airport administration offices.

It can handle 6 million passengers annually and is expected to handle 16 million by 2035 following expansions.

Statistics

Passenger use, total cargo, and aircraft movemens have steadily increased since 1990.[1]

Passenger services

Duty free shops

Duty Free at Beirut International Airport

The airport has a very extensive Duty Free section with a wide array of shops ranging from Lebanese souvenirs to perfumes. Most of the shops are located in the departure zone right after clearing departure passport control, however there are a number of shops in the arrival zone as well. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 400 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Captainm 20:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 400 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Captainm 20:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not...

Cafes and restaurants

The airport recently opened a full service restaurant in the arrival zone called Akle as well as a cafe called Cafe Matik. In the departure zone on the 3rd level, a Japanese seafood bar called SALT was opened. In each of the wings, a cafe is located shortly after clearing customs. There are still plans to open more restaurants and cafes.

Airline ticket offices

Four airline ticket offices are located in the airport. They include Middle East Airlines, Air France, British Airways and Cyprus Airways. Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ... Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of March 2004). ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Cyprus Airways (Greek: Κυπριακές Αερογραμμές, Kipriakes Aerogrammes) is the national airline of Cyprus, based in Nicosia. ...

Banks and ATMs

The airport has a bank operated by Byblos Bank, one of the top Lebanese banks. They have a main branch in the departure level, three stands in the arrival level, as well as four ATMs scattered throughout the terminal.

Tax refund for VAT service is also provided.

Postal service

The arrival level contains a post office operated by the state postal service, LibanPost. There are postal drop off boxes located throughout the terminal.

Airline lounges

The airport has three airline lounges located on the mezzanine level above the Duty Free area in the departure area. The largest lounge is MEA's Cedar Lounge which occupies half of the available lounge space. On August 1, 2005, the newly expanded and upgraded Cedar Lounge was opened. It is currently ranked as the best business class lounge in the Middle East. Most airlines serving Beirut simply choose to use the Cedar Lounge for their premium passengers which is the reason for the few airline lounges in the airport. The other two lounges are Saudi Arabian Airlines' Golden Lounge and the LAT Lounge operated by the ground handler, Lebanese Air Transport (LAT). Most airlines serving Beirut use the Cedar Lounge, however there are a number who use the smaller LAT Lounge. Saudi Arabian Airlines is the only carrier which uses the Golden Lounge. Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ...

Internet access

Internet access is provided in the airport. There are 15 Internet kiosks scattered throughout the departure gates and 2 Internet kiosks located in the arrival area. In addition, there is wireless hotspot access covering the departure gates, the arrival hall, as well as the VIP lounges. 30 minute cards may be purchased for $5 and 75 minute cards may be purchased for $10.

Public telephones

Public telephones are numerous and scattered throughout the terminal.

Parking

The airport has a 3-level car park with a total capacity 2350 cars. Part of the car park is currently sealed off and will be opened in the future when needed.

Car rental

There are 7 rental car companies in the airport. They are Avis, Budget, Ca Trans, City Car, Europcar, Hertz, and Hala. Their desks are located in the arrivals level. Avis Rent A Car System Inc. ... Smart Fortwo rental from Budget Budget Rent a Car is a car rental company that was founded in 1958 in Los Angeles, California by Morris Mirkin. ... Europcar is a Paris based car rental company owned by the French investment company Eurazeo, after its sale by the Volkswagen group in June 2006. ... The Hertz Corporation (also known as Hertz Rent A Car or simply Hertz) is the worlds largest car rental company, with 1,900 locations in the United States and 5,100 worldwide. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Public transportation

At the moment, there is no public transportation to the airport. However, taxis are plentiful and comfortable taxis that are authorized by the airport are parked next to the terminal in the arrivals level and have an airport logo on the side. As these taxis are regulated by the airport authorities, they are guaranteed to be honest in their rates. Regular taxis are also available and are located a little farther from the airport, but these are not guaranteed and are to be used at ones own risk. In the future, there are plans to offer regularly scheduled bus services from the airport to various parts of the city and even other parts of the country. Bus shelters are already constructed at the airport.

Nearby hotels

The closest hotel to the airport is the 5-star 174-room Beirut Marriott which is located only 4 kilometers north of the airport. The hotel provides 24-hour complimentary airport shuttle service. Marriott International, Inc. ...

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In 2004, the airport recorded a record 3.35 million passengers. The year 2005 is expected to be slightly lower as a result of the political instability in the country following Rafīq Hariri's assassination.

Airport services

Ground handling providers

The airport has two ground handling operators, Middle East Airlines Ground Handling (MEAG) and Lebanese Air Transport (LAT). A ground-handling tug pulls a British Airways Boeing 747-400 at London Heathrow Airport, England In aviation, aircraft ground handling defines the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a terminal gate of an airport. ...

Middle East Airlines Ground Handling (MEAG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the national carrier, MEA. It provides ground handling services for the national carrier, MEA, as well as most of the carriers serving the airport, including the cargo carriers. MEAG handles nearly 80% of the traffic at the airport.

Lebanese Air Transport (LAT), is a smaller ground handling operator that conducts ground handling operations for a number of carriers serving the airport. LAT specializes in handling charter flights, but do have contracts with a number of scheduled carriers such as British Airways. Once upon a time, LAT was an airline that operated its own aircraft, however this was many years ago. For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ...

Fixed Base Operators (FBO)

The airport is home to four fixed base operators for private aircraft. A Fixed Base Operator (also known as Fixed Base of Operation), or FBO, is a service center at an airport that may be a private enterprise or may be a department of the municipality that the airport serves. ...

MEAG recently launched its own fixed base operator services with the opening of the new General Aviation Terminal called Cedar Jet Center. It is now regarded as the top FBO in the airport. A Fixed Base Operator (also known as Fixed Base of Operation), or FBO, is a service center at an airport that may be a private enterprise or may be a department of the municipality that the airport serves. ...

Another leading FBO is Aircraft Support & Services (ASAS) which specializes in fixed base operator services for private and executive aircraft. In addition, they operate two executive jets which can be chartered to various places.

JR Executive operates a fleet of small propeller aircraft that can be chartered or leased. They also have a flight school to train people how to fly. They also conduct light maintenance on light aircraft and also offer fixed based operator services.

Cirrus Middle East, a member of the German-based Cirrus Group is partnering up with Universal Weather and Aviation to create a fixed base operator and VIP charter service to be launched on October 15 of this year. The company will initially be called Universal/Cirrus Middle East, but will eventually become Universal Aviation Beirut. They aim to become one of the top FBOs in the Middle East and will cater aircraft as large as Boeing 747s. The Boeing 747, commonly nicknamed the Jumbo Jet, is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing. ...

LAT offers limited fixed base operator services for private and executive aircraft. A Fixed Base Operator (also known as Fixed Base of Operation), or FBO, is a service center at an airport that may be a private enterprise or may be a department of the municipality that the airport serves. ...

Aircraft maintenance providers

The airport is the homebase of MidEast Aircraft Services Company (MASCO), an aircraft maintenance provider that specializes in all kinds of maintenance for Airbus aircraft, particularly the A320 and A330 series of aircraft. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the national carrier, MEA. MASCO has JAR 145 approval and as a result can maintain any aircraft registered in Europe. In addition to maintaining MEA's fleet, MASCO currently has a contract to conduct C Checks for Cyprus Airways' A319 and A320 fleet. MASCO also maintains Menajet's single A320 aircraft. MASCO does routine line maintenance for a number of carriers serving the airports. They have received a number of awards for their high quality maintenance services. The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Air Canada Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a large_capacity medium_to_long_range commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. ... Cyprus Airways (Greek: Κυπριακές Αερογραμμές, Kipriakes Aerogrammes) is the national airline of Cyprus, based in Nicosia. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ...

Airline catering

The airport has one catering company named Lebanese Beirut Airport Catering Company (LBACC).

Airlines and destinations

• Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
• Air Algérie (Algiers)
• Air Arabia (Sharjah)
• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
• Armavia (Yerevan)
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
• British Airways
  • operated by BMED (London-Heathrow)
• Czech Airlines (Prague)
• Cyprus Airways (Larnaca)
• DonbassAero (Donetsk)
• EgyptAir (Alexandria, Cairo)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• Hemus Air (Sofia)
• Iran Air (Tehran-Mehrabad, Mashhad)
• Iraqi Airways (Baghdad)
• Jat Airways (Belgrade, Dubai)
• Jazeera Airways (Kuwait City)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait City)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Dubai)
• Malev Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
• Middle East Airlines (Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Amman, Athens, Cairo, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dammam, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Kano, Kuwait, Lagos, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, Milan-Malpensa, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Sharm el Sheikh)
• Olympic Airlines (Athens)
• Oman Air (Dubai, Muscat)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
• Royal Jordanian (Amman)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh)
• Star Airlines (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Brussels, Damascus)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Tunisair (Tunis)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• UM Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
• Viking Airlines (Stockholm-Arlanda)
• Yemenia (Amman, Sana'a)

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Cargo airlines

• Air France Cargo
• Cargolux
• Martinair Cargo

DHL operates flights to Beirut on an ad-hoc basis. Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of March 2004). ... Cargolux (Cargolux Airlines International) is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. ... Martinair is both a charter and scheduled airline based in the Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of Schiphol International Airport (AMS) near Amsterdam. ... A DHL Boeing 757 A DHL Sprinter van DHL Boat in Venice DHL Truck in Singapore DHL boat in Amsterdam, carrying DHL bicycles aboard DHL is a Deutsche Post company that provides international shipping of documents and freight as well as contract logistics. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Look up Ad hoc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

TMA - Trans Mediterranean Airways, a Lebanese private cargo carrier is currently not flying as its fleet was grounded. It's future fate is uncertain at the moment. Trans Mediterranean Airways is a cargo airline based in Beirut, Lebanon. ...

Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo is a periodic visitor. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ...

External links

• Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
• World Aero Data airport information for OLBA