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Tripoli International Airport Airport codesTIPHLLT (Arabic: (Arabic Language) ???? ?????? ???????) serves Tripoli, Libya. It is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the nations largest airport. Located in the town of Ben Ghashir 34 km south of the city centre, Tripoli International is a hub (airline hub) for Libyan Airlines. The airport is also a hub for Afriqiyah Airways and Buraq Air.
Most flights leave Tripoli International Airport from the main International Passenger Terminal (Airport terminal), while domestic flights leave through the National Terminal. The terminal capacity is 3 million passengers a year. The airport handled 2.1 million passengers in 2007, and over 3 million passengers in 2008. Two new terminals will be built by 2011 that will bring the total capacity of the airport to 20 million.Citation neededdate=May 2010
Libyan Airlines operates the most weekly departures from the airport at 98; it is followed by Afriqiyah Airways (83 flights), Buraq Air (42 flights), Alitalia (14 flights) and British Airways (14 flights). Transport to and from Tripoli city center usually involves taking a taxi (taxicab) or shared taxi. Tour operators offer coaches (coach (vehicle)) to and from the airport connecting it with numerous hotels in the city centre.
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Iata: TIP
Icao: HLLT
Type: Public
Operator: Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau
Birth Location: Tripoli
Hub: Libyan Airlines Afriqiyah Airways Buraq Air
Elevation-f: 263
Elevation-m: 80
Metric-rwy: y
Number on List: 09/27
R1-length-m: 3,600
R1-length-f: 11,811
R1-surface: Asphalt/Concrete
Number on List: 18/36
R2-length-m: 2,235
R2-length-f: 7,333
R2-surface: Asphalt