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On 21 August 2011, rebels launched an assault on Mitiga as part of a bid to battle loyalist forces in Tripoli, sustaining a number of casualties in the process. [11] On 25 October 2011 Google Earth released multispectral imagery from GeoEye taken on 28 August 2011 which showed the airfield as well as the highly capable MiG-25 aircraft with no ...
Ra's Lanuf Airport: Sabha: HLLS SEB Sabha Airport: Sirte: HLGD SRX Gardabya Airport: Tobruk: HLGN TOB Tobruk Airport: Tripoli: HLLM MJI Mitiga International Airport: HLLT TIP Tripoli International Airport: Ubari: HLUB QUB Ubari Airport: Waddan: HLWN Waddan Airport: Zintan: HLZN ZIS Alzintan Airport: Zuwarah: HLZW WAX Zuwarah Airport
Afriqiyah Airways is a Libyan state-owned airline based in Tripoli, Libya.It was established in 2001 and operates both domestic and international flights. The airline's main hub is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), and it serves a wide range of destinations across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
The airport has been closed intermittently since 2011 and as of early 2018, [3] flights to and from Tripoli have been using Mitiga International Airport instead. During the 2014 Libyan Civil War, the airport was heavily damaged in the Battle of Tripoli Airport. [4] The airport reopened for limited commercial use in July 2017. [5]
Following the loss of its Air Operator's Certificate in 2020, [10] Ghadames air transport sold its two derelict Airbus A320-200 and its Fokker 100 and the rebranded company bought two second-hand Boeing 737-300. [11]
Buraq Air (El-Buraq Air Transport Inc) is an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya. [3] It currently operates a minor international scheduled network and additional charter services and flights in support of CHC. [4]
On April 23, a Libya Dawn warplane conducted airstrikes on Zintan's airport, causing damage to a passenger terminal, and destroying an airfield control tower. The strike coincided with a separate attack on the town of Rujban, with some claiming the strikes were conducted from Mitiga Airport. [11] [12]
Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport may have been taken by the protesters on 25 February. [20] [21] The Tajura district of Tripoli rose up against control by the Gaddafi government on 25 February. [22] However, it was quickly confronted by government troops who reportedly fired on the protestors and killed 25 of them. [23]