Latakia International Airport
Latakia International Airport
Latakia International Airport (IATA: LTK, ICAO: OSLK) (Arabic: ???? ???????? ??????, romanized: Ma??r al-L?dhiq?yah al-Duwal?) is an international airport serving Latakia, the principal port city of Syria.
Location
35.401°N, 35.949°E · 48 m s. n. m. (157 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Tower
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Until 2024, the airport was officially known as Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (Arabic: مطار باسل الأسد الدولي), named for Bassel al-Assad (1962–1994), son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and brother of his successor Bashar al-Assad, who escaped to Russia with his family in December 2024 after the Fall of the Assad regime.
In 2025, negotiations between Syria and Russia stalled over control and the reopening of Latakia International Airport. Despite efforts by Damascus since late January, Russia refused to hand over the facility due to its proximity to the Khmeimim Air Base (operated by Russian forces) and ongoing security concerns. Moscow also demanded official recognition of its military presence at the Khmeimim and Tartus bases, further complicating the talks.
As of March 2026, the airport remains closed to civilian traffic and it has no airlines operating from it.
Airlines operating here · 1
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Latakia International Airport (LTK). Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LTK
MLA
“Latakia International Airport (LTK).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LTK. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Latakia International Airport (LTK).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LTK.
Harvard
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BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Latakia International Airport (LTK)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LTK},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LTK}},
urldate = {2026-10-26},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-26}
}Wikipedia
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