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Encyclopedia > Tripoli International Airport
Tripoli International Airport
مطار طرابلس العالمي
IATA: TIP - ICAO: HLLT
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau
Serves Tripoli
Elevation AMSL 263 ft (80 m)
Coordinates 32°40′10″N, 13°09′24″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 11,811 3,600 Asphalt/Concrete
18/36 7,333 2,235 Asphalt

Tripoli International Airport (IATA: TIP, ICAO: HLLT) (Arabic: مطار طرابلس العالمي) serves Tripoli, Libya. It is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the nation's largest airport. Located in the town of Ben Ghashir 34km south of the city centre, Tripoli International is a hub for Libyan Airways. The airport is also a hub for newly formed Libyan airlines, Afriqiyah Airways and Buraq Air. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1138x818, 1201 KB) Summary Tripoli International Airport Image courtesy of the Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code 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. ... Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس Tarābulus) is the capital city of Libya. ... 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 template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... 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 template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code 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. ... Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس Tarābulus) is the capital city of Libya. ... City Centre is a Local Government ward in the City of Manchester. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... Afriqiyah Airways is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ... Buraq Air is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ...


Most flights leave Tripoli International Airport from the main passenger terminal. The terminal capacity is 2 million passengers a year and the airport is currently handelling around 1.5 million passengers a year. An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ...


Transport to and from Tripoli city center usually involves taking a taxi or shared taxi. Tour operators offer coaches to and from the airport connecting it with numerous hotels in the city centre. Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس Tarābulus) is the capital city of Libya. ... Downtown Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district (CBD) and downtown are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. ... For specific countries see Taxicabs around the world. ... This article discusses transportation vehicles. ...

Contents

History

The airport was completed and opened for national and international air travel in September 1978.[1] The existing terminal was designed and built from a masterplan developed by Alexander Gibb.[2] Sir Alexander Gibb (February 12, 1872 - January 21, 1958) was a Scottish civil engineer. ...


Facilities

There is one main passenger terminal in Tripoli International Airport. This serves both domestic and international departures and arrivals. The terminal is a five story building with an area of 33,000 square km, and is capable of handling 3 million passengers annually. Check-in facilities are all located on the ground floor of the terminal. The departure gates are located on the floor above as is the duty free section. Beside this is a prayer room and a first class lounge which serves business class and above on almost all airlines operating from the airport. The airport operates 24 hours a day. There is no overnight accommodation in the airport but there are plans to build an airport hotel to serve transit flyers. A restaurant can be found on the fourth floor in the main passenger terminal. Cargo handling facilities include cranes, heavy fork lifts, roller pallet lifts and conveyor belts. There is twenty four hour fire protection at the airport with 112 trained personnel working at the fire station. An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... Look up Domestic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Check-in is the process of announcing your arrival at a hotel, airport or sea port. ... This article is about a tax measure. ... The term lounge can refer to: a living room in a private house, a public waiting area, provided with seating, as in a hotel or airport an Airline lounge is a private waiting area offered by airlines to pecial customers or to those who pay an extra fee lounge music... Accommodation is a theological principle linked to divine revelation within the Christian church. ... Transit commonly refers to: Public transport, transportation systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles Astronomical transit, when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point Navigational transit, when a navigator... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination. ... This article is about transported goods. ... Fire station in Kostroma, Russia (1823-26). ...


Future plans

Airport Expansion

A Libyan Arab Airlines jet taxis in the current passenger terminal
A Libyan Arab Airlines jet taxis in the current passenger terminal

In October 2006, the Libyan government announced a US$ 450 million project to upgrade and expand Tripoli International. The scheme includes a US$ 385 million to build a new terminal. The Libyan CAA is currently evaluating proposals from four or five international consultants for the contract to carry out the design. The new terminal will be able to handle 8 million passengers a year. A tender is also set to be issued for the estimated US$ 50 million contract to build an 11,000 sq. m extension to the existing terminal, and to restructure the existing facilities in order to separate arriving and departing passengers. Domestic travellers will be routed through a separate terminal.[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1278x898, 648 KB) Summary Libyan Arab Airlines A320-200 in Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1278x898, 648 KB) Summary Libyan Arab Airlines A320-200 in Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT). ... Libyan Arab Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية الليبية; transliterated: al-Khutut al-Jawiyah al-Arbiyah al-Libiyah) is the national flag carrier airline of Libya. ...


Development of airports in tourist destinations such as Ghat and Ghadames has also started, and there are major expansion plans for the airport in Sebha, in the south of the country, which is important for international traffic between Europe and Africa. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Sabha is an important city in southern Libya. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...


Airlines and destinations

Afriqiyah Airways is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ... Air Algérie (Arabic: ) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria. ... Air Malta is the national airline of Malta, based in Luqa. ... Air One Nine (Arabic:واحد تسعة للطيران) is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ... Alajnihah Airways is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ... Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane (ISE: IT0003331888) is the national airline of Italy. ... Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, with its headquarters in Vienna. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Buraq Air is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ... EgyptAir Airlines Company, operating as EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Misr Lel-Tayaran) is the Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. ... “Emirates” redirects here. ... Hemus Air is an airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ... Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national carrier of Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Air Transport Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Luftansa headquarters in Cologne, Germany. ... Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. ... Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca, the airline is the fourth-largest in Africa (behind South African Airways and Egyptair, Air Algerie). ... Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents. ... Sudan Airways is the national airline of Sudan and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. ... Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ... Syrian Boeing 747SP Syrian Boeing 727 Syrian Arab Airlines (Arabic: مؤسسة الطيران العربية السورية), alternative name Syrianair (السورية) is the national flag-carrier airline of Syria, based in Damascus. ... Tunisair Airbus A320-200 Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية), formed in 1948 is the national flag carrier airline of Tunisia. ... Turkish Airlines (Turkish Türk Hava Yolları) (THY) is the national airline of Turkey based in Istanbul. ...

Stopped Airlines

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References

  1. ^ "Tripoli International Airport", LYCAA, Accessed Nov 1, 2006
  2. ^ [1], Accessed Sep 14, 2007
  3. ^ (Feb 2007), "Airport Development News - Tripoli", Accessed June 10 2007.

External links


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