ALP · Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo International Airport.
--:--:-- · GMT+3 (UTC+03:00) · 36.1813° N, 37.2269° E
Aleppo International Airport
International airport serving Aleppo, Syria
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ALP
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5302; ident OSAP; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aleppo-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Aleppo International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ALP / OSAP
OurAirports ident
OSAP
GPS / local code
OSAP
ISO region
SY-HL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aleppo-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1420222
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:21 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT+3 · UTC+03:00
Time zone
GMT+3
Asia/Damascus · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
6.3 km
Approximate distance to central Aleppo.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Damascus
Languages
Arabic
Currency
SYP (£)
Country area
185,180 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,547 ft / 2,910 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q1420222
Hub airlines
Syrian Air
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Aleppo International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo's built-up core sits roughly 6.3 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Damascus (UTC+03:00, GMT+3). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Aleppo International Airport (ALP / OSAP) is at 36.1813° N, 37.2269° E, elevation 1,276 ft (389 m), serving Aleppo, Syria.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Aleppo is in Syria (capital Damascus); on Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00); working languages: Arabic; currency: SYP (£).
Distance from central Aleppo: 6 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ALP.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Aleppo International Airport (ALP / OSAP)
Aleppo International Airport · International airport serving Aleppo, Syria
Known label 1
مطار حلب الدولي
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ALP, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OSAP · OSAP · SY-HL
aleppo-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Aleppo
aleppo · 6.3 km from ALP
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 2,098,210 · city coordinates 36.2012, 37.1612
2. As Safīrah
as-safirah · 17 km from ALP
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 63,708 · city coordinates 36.0770, 37.3725
3. Nubl
nubl · 30 km from ALP
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 25,546 · city coordinates 36.3787, 36.9929
4. Tādif
tadif · 33 km from ALP
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 34,670 · city coordinates 36.3481, 37.5309
5. Al Bāb
al-bab · 33 km from ALP
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 130,745 · city coordinates 36.3705, 37.5157
6. Tall Rif‘at
tall-rif-at · 34 km from ALP
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 25,658 · city coordinates 36.4723, 37.0947
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. GZT LTAJ
Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport · Gaziantep
88 km from ALP · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 2,315 ft (706 m) · airport coordinates 36.9472, 37.4787
2. ADA LTAF
Adana Şakirpaşa Airport · Seyhan
195 km from ALP · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 65 ft (20 m) · airport coordinates 36.9822, 35.2804
3. COV LTDB
Çukurova International Airport · Tarsus
208 km from ALP · Europe/Istanbul · +0h · elevation 35 ft (11 m) · airport coordinates 36.8915, 35.0712
Route-time reference set
1. ALP-GZT
Gaziantep · 88 km · 57m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ALP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ALP-ADA
Seyhan · 195 km · 1h 5m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ALP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ALP-COV
Tarsus · 208 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Istanbul · +0h from ALP; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,547 ft / 2,910 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ALP.
Runway identifiers
09/27
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DAM OSDI
Damascus International Airport · Damascus · 315 km from ALP
large airport · Asia/Damascus · syria · 2,020 ft (616 m) · 33.4115, 36.5156
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport serves as a secondary hub for Syrian Air.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ALP.
Country and authority
ALP sits in Syria (Syrian Arab Republic), whose capital is Damascus. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: SYP (£). ALP is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
ALP is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with مطار حلب الدولي. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Aleppo, Syria. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1420222 · Aleppo International Airport. Administrative area: Aleppo. Named after: Aleppo. Entity official-site cross-check: aleppoairport.com
Field and clock profile
Aleppo International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,276 ft (389 m), positioned at 36.1813° N, 37.2269° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,547 ft / 2,910 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Aleppo is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.3 km. GZT Gaziantep is the closest retained airport alternative at 88 km.
Country airport peers
ALP is compared with DAM Damascus at 315 km inside the retained Syria airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ALP-GZT Gaziantep: 88 km, about 57m, +0h. ALP-ADA Seyhan: 195 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. ALP-COV Tarsus: 208 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OSAP backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aleppo-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Syrian Air
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,547 ft / 2,910 m
Runway identifiers
09/27
OurAirports classifies ALP as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Aleppo.
ALP (OSAP) is a low-elevation field at 1,276 ft (389 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ALP sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ALP's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,547 ft / 2,910 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for ALP is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- The airport serves as a secondary hub for Syrian Air.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aleppo-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ALP
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ALP uses Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Aleppo International Airport is about 6.3 km from central Aleppo; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
GZT Gaziantep is the closest retained alternate at 88 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aleppo-airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ALP inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ALP ranks #1 in the curated Syria airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ALP shares Asia/Damascus with DAM Damascus SY. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ALP is 1,276 ft (389 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include STR 1,276 ft (389 m) (0 ft delta) · MTY 1,278 ft (390 m) (2 ft delta) · KRT 1,265 ft (386 m) (11 ft delta) · OKC 1,295 ft (395 m) (19 ft delta) · BKO 1,247 ft (380 m) (29 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ALP's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are GZT 88 km +0h · ADA 195 km +0h · COV 208 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep | GZT | 88 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Seyhan | ADA | 195 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tarsus | COV | 208 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ALP to GZT
Gaziantep
Distance 88 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ALP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALP to ADA
Seyhan
Distance 195 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ALP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALP to COV
Tarsus
Distance 208 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Europe/Istanbul is +0h from ALP. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Aleppo is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Aleppo is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Aleppo International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ALP, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Aleppo
aleppo · 6.3 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
As Safīrah
as-safirah · 17 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nubl
nubl · 30 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tādif
tadif · 33 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Bāb
al-bab · 33 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tall Rif‘at
tall-rif-at · 34 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ad Dānā
ad-dana · 41 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kabbasin
kabbasin · 41 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dayr Ḩāfir
dayr-hafir · 43 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Batabo
batabo · 44 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
I‘zāz
i-zaz · 48 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
‘Afrīn
afrin · 49 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Aleppo International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Syrian Air, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Gaziantep (GZT), Seyhan (ADA), Tarsus (COV). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,547 ft / 2,910 m; identifiers 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: Syrian Air.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ALP. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Gaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportGZT
Gaziantep · large airport
- Distance
- 88 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,315 ft (706 m)
Compare against GZT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Adana Şakirpaşa AirportADA
Seyhan · large airport
- Distance
- 195 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 65 ft (20 m)
Compare against ADA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Çukurova International AirportCOV
Tarsus · large airport
- Distance
- 208 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 35 ft (11 m)
Compare against COV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Aleppo International Airport (ALP) in?▾
Aleppo International Airport is in the Asia/Damascus timezone (UTC+03:00, GMT+3).
What are the codes for Aleppo International Airport?▾
Aleppo International Airport uses IATA code ALP and ICAO code OSAP.
Where is Aleppo International Airport located?▾
Aleppo International Airport is located in Aleppo, Syria at coordinates 36.1813° N, 37.2269° E, with an elevation of 1,276 ft (389 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Aleppo International Airport from central Aleppo?▾
Aleppo International Airport sits roughly 6.3 km from the nearest mapped city center for Aleppo.
Which route reference is most useful from ALP?▾
Gaziantep (GZT) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Europe/Istanbul, and a +0h difference from ALP.
What other airports in Syria are close peers to ALP?▾
ALP's curated peers in Syria on this site include DAM Damascus.
How many runways does Aleppo International Airport have?▾
Aleppo International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,547 ft / 2,910 m; identifiers include 09/27.