Sebha International Airport is an airport serving
Sabha, capital of the
Sabha District of
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
. The airport is southeast of the city.
The airport shares its runway with
Sabha Airbase
Sabha Airbase (also called Tamanhent Airbase) is a Libyan Air Force base southeast of Sabha, Libya.
The airport shares its runway with Sabha Airport.
History
It used to support the Tupolev Tu-22 bomber, these have been non-operational since a ...
, which has operations on the southwest side of the airport.
Plans
The airport underwent expansion in the 1970s to make it into an international airport.
A LD600 million contract was signed (20 May 2008) with a joint venture comprising Lebanon's CCC and a new Libyan investment and development company for a new passenger terminal at Sabha Airport. It would have a capacity of 3 million passengers, and, like the new terminals at Tripoli International and Benina International, be designed by Aéroports de Paris Engineering.
[(20 May 2008), Endres, Gunter]
Libya to restructure air transport sector
, ''FlightGlobal''. Retrieved 20 May 2008 This development was not completed due to the
Libyan Civil War
Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population. The ...
.
In March 2017, it was announced that the airport had reopened to commercial traffic after closing in 2014 due to the
continuing civil war.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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Transport in Libya
Railways
Libya has had no railway in operation since 1965, all previous narrow gauge lines having been dismantled. Plans for a new network have been under development for some time (earthworks were begun between Sirte and Ras Ajdir, Tunisia bord ...
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List of airports in Libya
List of airports in Libya sorted by location.
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
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Sabha Airbase
Sabha Airbase (also called Tamanhent Airbase) is a Libyan Air Force base southeast of Sabha, Libya.
The airport shares its runway with Sabha Airport.
History
It used to support the Tupolev Tu-22 bomber, these have been non-operational since a ...
References
External links
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Airports in Libya
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
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