Beirut International Airport
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Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (Arabic: مطار بيروت رفيق
الحريري الدولي, Maṭār Bayrūt Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī ad-Dwaliyy)
(French: Aéroport international de Beyrouth) (IATA: BEY, ICAO:
OLBA), formerly Beirut International Airport, is located 9
kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city center 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 Lebanese cargo carrier Trans Mediterranean Airways
(more commonly known as TMA Cargo), as well as the charter
carriers Med Airways and
Wings of Lebanon.
It is the main port of entry into the country along with the Port
of Beirut. The airport is managed and operated by the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which operates within the
Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The DGCA is also
responsible for operating the air traffic control (ATC) at the
airport as well as controlling Lebanon's airspace.
Maintenance and general upkeep duties ranging from cleaning the
terminal to de-rubberising the runways are the responsibility of
Middle East Airports Services (MEAS), which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the national carrier,
Middle East Airlines.
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