# Misrata International Airport (MRA / HLMS)

**Misrata International Airport** (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HLMS) is a small airport in Misrata, Misurata District, Libya. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 3,400 m (11,155 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlms

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MRA / HLMS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Misrata, Misurata District, Libya
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 18 m / 60 ft
- Coordinates: 32.3250, 15.0610
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,400 m / 11,155 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Tripoli
- Website: http://www.misurataairport.ly/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misrata_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41292
- Weather station: HLMS
- Ident: HLMS

## Timeline

- 1939: Misrata International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 144° / 324° |  |

## Routes

10 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 395 km / 245 mi · MedSky Airways, Medavia
- [SFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttx.md) Sfax Thyna International Airport · Tunisia · 485 km / 301 mi · Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways
- [BEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllb.md) Benina International Airport · Libya · 491 km / 305 mi · Berniq Airways, Global Aviation and Services Group, Afriqiyah Airways
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 670 km / 416 mi · Libyan Airlines, Berniq Airways, Afriqiyah Airways
- [HBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba.md) Alexandria International Airport · Egypt · 1,393 km / 866 mi · Berniq Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,569 km / 975 mi · MedSky Airways, Berniq Airways, Afriqiyah Airways, Turkish Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,571 km / 976 mi · Berniq Airways, EgyptAir, Afriqiyah Airways
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,971 km / 1,225 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,656 km / 1,650 mi · Fly Oya, MedSky Airways, Afriqiyah Airways

### Cargo (3)

- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,569 km / 975 mi · MNG Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,571 km / 976 mi · EgyptAir Cargo
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 2,063 km / 1,282 mi · EgyptAir Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MRA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (10)

- 8U [Afriqiyah Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afriqiyah-airways) · 6
- [Berniq Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/berniq-airways) · 5
- MedSky Airways · 3
- LN [Libyan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/libyan-airlines) · 2
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- Fly Oya · 1
- 5S [Global Aviation and Services Group](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/global-aviation-and-services-group) · 1
- N5 [Medavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/medavia) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- MS [EgyptAir Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair-cargo) · 2
- MB [MNG Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mng-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | =585 of 29,858 | =87 in Africa | =14 in LY |
| Elevation | 18 m / 60 ft | =38,677 of 43,403 | =2,940 in Africa | #56 in LY |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =29 in Africa | #1 in LY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =21 in LY |

## Nearby airports

- [HL83](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl83.md) Nanur Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [LY-0012](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ly-0012.md) Zliten Commercial Airport · 76 km / 48 mi
- [HL54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl54.md) Bani Waled Airport · 123 km / 76 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Misrata Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misrata_Airport&oldid=1365149703), revision of 20 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlms/data