Tripoli International Airport
Tripoli Intl
HLLT · TIP
13nm SSW of Tripoli, Qaser bin Ghashir, Tripoli
32.663544, 13.159011 · 263 feet
Airport Highway, Qasr Bin Ghashir, Jafara, Libya
Nearby Locations
| Km | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tripoli harbour |
LYTIP | 26.6 | 006° |
| Tripoli / Mitiga | HLLM | 28.0 | 023° |
| Zuwarah Airport | HLZW | 111.6 | 287° |
| Okba ibn Nafa | HL77 | 120.1 | 260° |
| Misrata International Airport | HLMS | 182.3 | 101° |
| Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport | HLHM | 227.3 | 196° |
Originally built by the Italians in 1934 as Tripoli-Castel Benito. During the war it was captured by the British and became RAF Castel Benito in mid Jan 1943. It was renamed RAF Idris in 1951 and this closed as an RAF Station in Sep 1969. It was taken over by the Libyans and developed into Tripoli International Airport.