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==History==
===Early history===
[[File:MS 406 fighters in Syria July 1941.jpg|thumb|Australian troops with [[Morane-Saulnier MS.406]] fighters of Groupe de Chasse I/7 at Aleppo-Nayrab airfield in July 1941 during the [[Syrian campaign]].]]
[[File:Aleppo airfield 1941.jpg|thumb|Australian soldiers in front of [[Morane-Saulnier MS.406]]s at Aleppo airfield in June 1941.]]
The history of the airport dates back to the beginning of the 20th century during the [[French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon|French Mandate]]. In 1924, [[KLM Royal Dutch Airlines]] made their first flight from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies]], through the airport in Aleppo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutch-aviation.nl/index3/1919-1939/index3-1924.html |title=1924 - Dutch Aviation |website=dutch-aviation.nl }}</ref>{{efn|The flight later became a regular route in 1929 until the emergence of [[WWII]].}} The airport was upgraded and developed over the years until 1999 when the new current terminal was inaugurated.<ref>Aleppo Int. Airport [http://www.terezia.org/section.php?id=1823 Historical Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009230825/http://www.terezia.org/section.php?id=1823 |date=9 October 2017 }}</ref>
===Syrian civil war===
In January 2013, the facility closed due to the [[Syrian Civil War]],<ref>[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jan-22/244921-aleppo-airport-reopens-after-a-year-syria-state-media.ashx Aleppo airport reopens after a year: Syria state media] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017154358/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jan-22/244921-aleppo-airport-reopens-after-a-year-syria-state-media.ashx |date=17 October 2014 }} [[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]], 22 January 2014</ref> but after [[Syrian Army]] advances were made in the area, the airport briefly re-opened on 22 January 2014, welcoming its first civilian flight in more than 1 year (flights were suspended in December 2012), carrying foreign journalists to the city.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/23/world/meast/syria-aleppo-pleitgen/index.html This is your captain: We'll shortly be arriving at Syria's most dangerous city] [[CNN]], 23 January 2014</ref>
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Following the [[Politics of Syria|Syrian government]]'s recapture of eastern Aleppo during the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–16)|Battle of Aleppo]], an airplane conducted its first flight from the airport in four years. The flight, conducted on 5 January 2017, was a trial attempt by the government before the airport fully opens to the public.<ref>{{cite web |author=Leith Fadel |url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/first-airplane-takes-off-aleppo-international-airport-4-years/ |title=First airplane takes off from Aleppo International Airport in 4 years |publisher=[[Al-Masdar News]] |access-date=2017-03-02 |archive-date=6 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106151817/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/first-airplane-takes-off-aleppo-international-airport-4-years/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 17 February 2020, [[Ministry of Transport (Syria)|Syrian Transport Minister]] [[Ali Hammoud]] announced that the airport will resume civilian operations, with the first flight from [[Damascus]] to Aleppo scheduled for February 19, and an additional route to [[Cairo]] soon thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-syria-security/syrian-forces-consolidate-control-of-aleppo-air-strikes-under-way-idUKKBN20B0X3 |title=Syrian forces consolidate control of Aleppo, air strikes under way |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=2020-02-17 |access-date=2020-02-17}}</ref> On 1 March 2020, the airport was targeted by [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[Drone strike|drone]] and [[artillery]] strikes during the [[Operation Spring Shield]].<ref>{{cite web |title=الطائرات التركية المسيرة والمدفعية التابعة لها تتناوب على استهداف قوات النظام في حماة وإدلب وحلب بشكل هستيري |url=http://www.syriahr.com/?p=366370 |website=SOHR | date=March 2020 |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
After an eight-year hiatus due to the
===Israeli air raids===
On 6 September 2022, [[Israeli Air Force]] warplanes struck the airport from the direction of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], west of [[Latakia]], with air-to-surface missiles damaging the runway and putting it out of service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/israel-targets-aleppo-airport-syrian-state-media-2022-09-06/ |title=Israeli air attack damages Syria's Aleppo airport, takes it out of service |website=Reuters |date=6 September 2022 }}</ref> On 7 March 2023, the Israeli airstrikes hit the airport by the exact method targeting alleged [[Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war|Iranian weapons transfers]]. The Syrian transport ministry said that the delivery of humanitarian aid to [[Idlib Governorate]] following the [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake|February earthquake]] would be rerouted to Damascus and [[Latakia International Airport|Latakia]] International Airports after the "Israeli aggression".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/7/israeli-attack-puts-syrias-aleppo-airport-out-of-service-report |title=Syria says Israeli air raid takes Aleppo airport out of service |website=Al Jazeera |date=7 March 2023 }}</ref> Later that month, on 22 March, Israel launched missiles at the airport for the third time in six month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/22/israel-launches-missile-attack-on-syrias-aleppo-airport |title=Israel launches missile attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport: Gov’t |website=Al Jazeera |date=22 March 2023 }}</ref> On 1 May, Israeli airstrikes which targeted a munitions depot at the airport killed a Syrian soldier and injured seven people including two civilians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/1/israel-launches-deadly-air-raid-on-aleppo-airport-media |title=Israel launches deadly air raid on Aleppo airport: media |website=Al Jazeera |date=1 May 2023 }}</ref>▼
====2022====
In June 2022, after the Israeli bombing of Damascus International Airport, all [[Cham Wings|Cham Wings Air]] flights from Damascus were rerouted to Aleppo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/14/syria-damascus-airport-bombed/|title=Syria says Damascus airport operations suspended after Israeli strikes|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=18 June 2022|date=14 June 2022|author=Sarah Dadouch}}</ref>
On 6 September, [[Israeli Air Force]] warplanes struck the airport from the direction of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], west of [[Latakia]], with air-to-surface missiles damaging the runway and putting it out of service.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/israel-targets-aleppo-airport-syrian-state-media-2022-09-06/ |title=Israeli air attack damages Syria's Aleppo airport, takes it out of service |website=Reuters |date=6 September 2022 }}</ref>
====2023====
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On 12 October, Israel launched a large missile attack against both Aleppo and Damascus airports, which damaged their runways and made them temporarily closed, during the [[October 2023 Israel–Syria exchanges|skirmishes]] which occurred across the border, in contemporary with [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67093081 |title=Syria says Damascus and Aleppo airports hit by Israeli missiles |publisher=BBC News |date=12 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-12 |title=Syria says Israeli missiles hit Damascus, Aleppo airports |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-state-tv-says-israeli-attack-targets-aleppo-damascus-airports-2023-10-12/ |access-date=2023-10-12}}</ref> Two days later, Israel retargeted the airport from the direction of the sea, west of Latakia, which put it out of service again.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-attack-syrian-aleppo-airport-puts-it-out-service-2023-10-14/ |title=Israeli attack on Syrian Aleppo airport puts it out of service |publisher=Reuters |date=14 October 2023 }}</ref> On 22 October, both Aleppo and Damascus airports were hit simultaneously, the third attack in two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/22/syria-says-israel-hit-damascus-aleppo-airports-again-amid-gaza-bombing |title=Syria says Israel hit Damascus, Aleppo airports again amid Gaza bombing |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=22 October 2023 }}</ref>
====2024====
On 28 March, an airstrike by Israel after midnight aimed at an arms depot in Jibrin, near Aleppo International Airport, led to the deaths of 36 Syrian soldiers and 6 [[Hezbollah]] fighters, according to [[SOHR]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68691102 |title=Syria accuses Israel after strikes kill more than 40 near Aleppo |publisher=BBC |date=29 March 2024 }}</ref>
==Facilities==
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| [[Cham Wings Airlines]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]],<ref>{{cite web|title=First plane arrives in Aleppo airport from Beirut|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=217760|publisher=[[Syrian Arab News Agency]] |date=2020-09-04 |access-date=2021-09-04}}</ref> [[Damascus International Airport|Damascus]], [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sana.sy/?p=1652356|lang=ar|title=اعتباراً من3 حزيران القادم… أجنحة الشام تشغل رحلتين أسبوعياً بين حلب والكويت|publisher=[[Syrian Arab News Agency]]|access-date=31 May 2022|date=19 May 2022}}</ref> [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]], [[Zvartnots International Airport|Yerevan]]<ref>{{cite web|title= First regular Syian external flight from Yerevan arrives in Aleppo International Airport|url=http://www.sana.sy/en/?p=247612|publisher=[[Syrian Arab News Agency]] |date=2020-09-04 |access-date=2021-09-04}}</ref>
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| [[FlyBaghdad]] | [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]]
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| [[Mahan Air]] | [[Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran–Imam Khomeini]]
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| [[Syrian Air]] | [[Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]]
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==References==
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