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Tripoli International Airport (Arabic: مطار طرابلس العالمي) is an international airport built to serve the capital city of Libya. The airport is located in the area of Qasr bin Ghashir 34 km from central Tripoli. As part of the 2014 Libyan Civil War, the airport was heavily damaged in the Battle of Tripoli Airport. The airport has been closed intermittently since 2011. It used to be the hub for Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways and Buraq Air. Flights to and from Tripoli have been using Mitiga International Airport instead. ==History== Originally the airport was called ''Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport'' and was a Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) airfield created in 1934 in the southern outskirts of Italian Tripoli.〔(Photo of the Tripoli-Castel Benito airport with a SM-74 )〕 In 1938 the Italian Libya governor Italo Balbo enlarged the military airfield and created an international airport for civilians served by Ala Littoria, the official Italian airline: the ''Aeroporto di Tripoli-Castel Benito''. The first international flights were done to Rome, Tunis and Malta. In 1939 was added a flight from Rome to Ethiopia and Somalia, that was one of the first intercontinental flights in world history. During World War II, the airfield was used by the British Royal Air Force and was named RAF Castel Benito later changing to RAF Idris in 1952. In the 1950s and 1960s the airport was named ''Tripoli Idris International Airport''.〔(). Retrieved 15 December 2007.〕〔(). Retrieved 15 December 2007.〕 The airport was renovated for national and international air travel in September 1978.〔("Tripoli International Airport" ). ''LYCAA''. Retrieved 1 November 2006.〕 The existing international terminal was designed and built from a masterplan developed by Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.〔 (). Retrieved 14 September 2007.〕 The airport closed from March 2011 to October 2011 as a result of United Nations Security Council establishing a no-fly zone over Libya. The Zintan Brigade captured the airport during their advance on Tripoli on 21 August 2011. The airport was officially reopened on 11 October 2011. On 14 July 2014, the airport was the site of fierce battle between government forces and zintan militias and retrieved the airport to the Libyan authorities. A government spokesman stated that approximately 90% of the planes stationed at the airport were destroyed or made inoperable by the zintan militias. The airport was closed to flights due to the clashes.〔(New rocket attack on Tripoli airport ) ''BBC News''. 15 July 2014.〕〔(90% of aircraft destroyed at Tripoli airport, Libya may seek international assistance ) ''RT''. 15 July 2014.〕 On 23 August 2014, after 10 days of clashes, the airport finally retrieved by Forces belonging to the chief of staff of the Libyan army. The Los Angeles Times reported that at least 90% of the airport's facilities, and 20 airplanes, were destroyed in the fighting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tripoli International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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