BEY · Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport.
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Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Airport in Lebanon
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BEY
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 5222; ident OLBA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
beirutairport.gov.lb
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 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
BEY / OLBA
OurAirports ident
OLBA
GPS / local code
OLBA
ISO region
LB-JL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
beirutairport.gov.lb
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q668329
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 6, 10:36 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EEST · UTC+03:00
Time zone
EEST
Asia/Beirut · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.3 km
Approximate distance to central Beirut.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Beirut
Languages
Arabic, French
Currency
LBP (ل.ل)
Country area
10,452 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), asphalt
Opened / operator
1954
Owner / entity
Q668329
Hub airlines
was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo, Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Beirut, Lebanon. Beirut's built-up core sits roughly 8.3 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Beirut (UTC+03:00, EEST). 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.
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY / OLBA) is at 33.8198° N, 35.4874° E, elevation 87 ft (27 m), serving Beirut, Lebanon.
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.
Beirut is in Lebanon (capital Beirut); on Asia/Beirut (EEST, UTC+03:00); working languages: Arabic, French; currency: LBP (ل.ل).
Distance from central Beirut: 8 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 BEY.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY / OLBA)
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport · Airport in Lebanon
Known label 1
Chaldea
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BEY, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Beirut Air Base
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BEY, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
مطار بيروت رفيق الحريري الدولي
Alternate airport-name cue retained for BEY, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OLBA · OLBA · LB-JL
beirutairport.gov.lb · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city center.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Beirut
beirut · 8.3 km from BEY
Lebanon · Asia/Beirut · +0h · population 1,916,100 · city coordinates 33.8933, 35.5016
2. Ra’s Bayrūt
ra-s-bayrut · 8.9 km from BEY
Lebanon · Asia/Beirut · +0h · population 1,251,739 · city coordinates 33.9000, 35.4833
3. Aley
aley · 11 km from BEY
Lebanon · Asia/Beirut · +0h · population 130,000 · city coordinates 33.8053, 35.6000
4. Jounieh
jounieh · 22 km from BEY
Lebanon · Asia/Beirut · +0h · population 96,315 · city coordinates 33.9808, 35.6178
5. Sidon
sidon · 31 km from BEY
Lebanon · Asia/Beirut · +0h · population 163,554 · city coordinates 33.5575, 35.3715
6. Ghazieh
ghazieh · 35 km from BEY
Lebanon · Asia/Beirut · +0h · population 50,000 · city coordinates 33.5175, 35.3689
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DAM OSDI
Damascus International Airport · Damascus
105 km from BEY · Asia/Damascus · +1h · elevation 2,020 ft (616 m) · airport coordinates 33.4115, 36.5156
2. ADJ OJAM
Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport · Amman
211 km from BEY · Asia/Amman · +1h · elevation 2,555 ft (779 m) · airport coordinates 31.9727, 35.9916
3. ALP OSAP
Aleppo International Airport · Aleppo
307 km from BEY · Asia/Damascus · +1h · elevation 1,276 ft (389 m) · airport coordinates 36.1813, 37.2269
Route-time reference set
1. BEY-DAM
Damascus · 105 km · 58m
Asia/Damascus · +1h from BEY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BEY-ADJ
Amman · 211 km · 1h 6m
Asia/Amman · +1h from BEY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BEY-ALP
Aleppo · 307 km · 1h 13m
Asia/Damascus · +1h from BEY; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BEY.
Runway identifiers
03/21 · 16/34 · 17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA) and was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo and Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BEY.
Country and authority
BEY sits in Lebanon (Lebanese Republic), whose capital is Beirut. 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, French. Currency context: LBP (ل.ل). BEY is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
BEY is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Chaldea, Beirut Air Base, مطار بيروت رفيق الحريري الدولي. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Lebanon. 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.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the city center.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q668329 · Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. Administrative area: Beirut. Named after: Rafiq Hariri
Field and clock profile
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is a near sea-level field at 87 ft (27 m), positioned at 33.8198° N, 35.4874° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 12,467 ft / 3,800 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Beirut (EEST, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Beirut is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.3 km. DAM Damascus is the closest retained airport alternative at 105 km.
Country airport peers
BEY has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
BEY-DAM Damascus: 105 km, about 58m, +1h. BEY-ADJ Amman: 211 km, about 1h 6m, +1h. BEY-ALP Aleppo: 307 km, about 1h 13m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OLBA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. beirutairport.gov.lb 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
was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo, Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 12,467 ft / 3,800 m
Runway identifiers
03/21, 16/34, 17/35
OurAirports classifies BEY as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Beirut.
BEY (OLBA) is a near sea-level field at 87 ft (27 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BEY sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
BEY's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for BEY is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- The airport is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA) and was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo and Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at beirutairport.gov.lb, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BEY
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
BEY uses Asia/Beirut (EEST, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is about 8.3 km from central Beirut; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DAM Damascus is the closest retained alternate at 105 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
beirutairport.gov.lb 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 BEY inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BEY ranks #1 in the curated Lebanon airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
BEY has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Asia/Beirut a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BEY is 87 ft (27 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include PHC 87 ft (27 m) (0 ft delta) · AUH 88 ft (27 m) (1 ft delta) · DKR 85 ft (26 m) (2 ft delta) · HLP 84 ft (26 m) (3 ft delta) · FOR 83 ft (25 m) (4 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BEY's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DAM 105 km +1h · ADJ 211 km +1h · ALP 307 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus | DAM | 105 km | 58m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Amman | ADJ | 211 km | 1h 6m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Aleppo | ALP | 307 km | 1h 13m | +1h | --:--:-- |
BEY to DAM
Damascus
Distance 105 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Asia/Damascus is +1h from BEY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BEY to ADJ
Amman
Distance 211 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Asia/Amman is +1h from BEY. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BEY to ALP
Aleppo
Distance 307 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone Asia/Damascus is +1h from BEY. 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 Beirut is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Beirut 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.
Beirut Rafic Hariri 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 BEY, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Beirut
beirut · 8.3 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ra’s Bayrūt
ra-s-bayrut · 8.9 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aley
aley · 11 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jounieh
jounieh · 22 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sidon
sidon · 31 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ghazieh
ghazieh · 35 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Byblos
byblos · 37 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zahlé
zahle · 38 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Habboûch
habbouch · 46 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nabatîyé et Tahta
nabatiye-et-tahta · 49 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chmistâr
chmistar · 52 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tyre
tyre · 67 km · Asia/Beirut
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is associated in the current source trail with was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo, Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses, 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: Damascus (DAM), Amman (ADJ), Aleppo (ALP). 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: 3 runways; longest runway 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers 03/21, 16/34, 17/35.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2), asphalt; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1954.
- Network role: was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo, Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BEY. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Damascus International AirportDAM
Damascus · large airport
- Distance
- 105 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 2,020 ft (616 m)
Compare against DAM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Marka International (Amman Civil) AirportADJ
Amman · large airport
- Distance
- 211 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 2,555 ft (779 m)
Compare against ADJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Aleppo International AirportALP
Aleppo · large airport
- Distance
- 307 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft (389 m)
Compare against ALP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) in?▾
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is in the Asia/Beirut timezone (UTC+03:00, EEST).
What are the codes for Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport?▾
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport uses IATA code BEY and ICAO code OLBA.
Where is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport located?▾
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is located in Beirut, Lebanon at coordinates 33.8198° N, 35.4874° E, with an elevation of 87 ft (27 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport from central Beirut?▾
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport sits roughly 8.3 km from the nearest mapped city center for Beirut.
Which route reference is most useful from BEY?▾
Damascus (DAM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone Asia/Damascus, and a +1h difference from BEY.
How many runways does Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport have?▾
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,467 ft / 3,800 m; identifiers include 03/21, 16/34, 17/35.