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# SYRIA: Damascus's Mezzeh Airport to Be Repurposed for Private/executive Aviation
- URL: https://insideaviation.news/syria-damascuss-mezzeh-airport-to-be-repurposed-for-private-executive-aviation/
- Published: 2026-10-05T07:21:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T07:21:11.000Z
- Author: Inside Aviation News
- Tags: Syria, Damascus, Mezzeh Airport, airport, Infrastructure, Business Aviation

DAMASCUS, Syria

- The Syrian government has started work to convert Mezzeh Air Base, an air base located in Mezzeh, south-west of the old centre of Damascus, from military use to a limited civil airport for private and business aviation, the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport said.
- The authority said the revamped aerodrome would complement Damascus International Airport in plans to develop the country's civil aviation sector.

> من منشأة عسكرية إلى مطار مدني.. مطار المزة بدمشق يدخل مرحلة إعادة التأهيل الأولية، تمهيداً لإعادة تصنيفه إلى مطار مدني محدود ومتخصص بالطيران الخاص والتنفيذي. #الجمهورية\_العربية\_السورية #الهيئة\_العامة\_للطيران\_المدني\_والنقل\_الجوي https://t.co/TNdfkTGf2I
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> — الهيئة العامة للطيران المدني السوري (@SyrGACA) [September 24, 2026](https://x.com/SyrGACA/status/2103022058175160499?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=insideaviation.news)

- Initial work covers debris removal and rehabilitation of air-navigation infrastructure, plus the technical, operational and regulatory steps needed to reclassify the base for civilian use. Mezzeh features a 2,800m-long runway 06/24.
- The work is coordinated with national institutions and the National Commission for Missing Persons.
- Sites suspected of holding mass graves or human remains will be handled under approved procedures to preserve evidence and remains and to protect the rights and dignity of victims.
- Technical, operational, environmental and regulatory studies are still being completed, taking account of the surrounding area and the expected traffic.
- Once completed, authorities will reclassify Damascus Mezzeh airport as a limited civilian facility specializing in private and executive aviation.

**Sources:**

- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SyrGACA/videos/4373733919546452/)
- [SANA](https://sana.sy/en/syria/2345235/?ref=insideaviation.news)