Tripoli International Airport

Tripoli International Airport (IATA code: TIP, ICAO code: HLLT) was an international airport built to serve Tripoli, the capital city of Libya. It is located at the southern border of the Tripoli Metropolitan Area, in the area of Qasr bin Ghashir, 24 kilometres (15 miles) from central Tripoli.

The airport had one main passenger terminal that served international and domestic departures and arrivals. The terminal hall was a five-story building with an area of 33,000 square metres (360,000 square feet) and was capable of handling three million passengers annually. The airport's cargo handling facilities include cranes, heavy forklifts, roller pallet lifts, and conveyor belts.

The airport has been closed intermittently since 2011. During the 2014 Libyan Civil War, it was heavily damaged in the Battle of Tripoli Airport and reopened for limited commercial use in July 2017. As of early 2018, flights to and from Tripoli have been using Mitiga International Airport instead.

In 2019, the airport was bombed by the ruling Government of National Accord (GNA) in order to recapture it from the Libyan National Army (LNA), making Mitiga the last functioning airport in Tripoli. Mitiga was soon shut down as well after being bombed by the LNA, thus making Misrata Airport, which is located approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) to the east down the coast, the nearest airport for Tripoli residents.