# Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY / OLBA)

**Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport** (IATA: BEY, ICAO: OLBA) is a large airport in Beirut, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. It opened in 1954. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,800 m (12,467 ft). In 2025 it handled 7.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BEY / OLBA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Beirut, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon
- Opened: 1954
- Elevation: 27 m / 87 ft
- Coordinates: 33.8198, 35.4874
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
- Passengers: 7,011,129 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Beirut
- Website: http://www.beirutairport.gov.lb
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport (40 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668329
- Weather station: OLBA · WMO 40100
- Ident: OLBA

## Timeline

- 1954: Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport opens.
- 30 Sep 1975: Malév Flight 240. 60 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 033° / 213° | yes |
| 16/34 | 3,395 m / 11,138 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 166° / 346° | yes |
| 17/35 | 3,250 m / 10,663 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 177° / 357° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 6,555,069 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 7,203,781 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 7,510,828 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 8,230,990 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 8,834,819 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,689,603 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 2,492,279 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,322,269 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 6,352,446 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 7,102,847 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 5,622,358 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 7,011,129 | Wikidata |

## Routes

66 destinations in 32 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (46)

- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 207 km / 129 mi · Cyprus Airways, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 238 km / 148 mi · Royal Jordanian, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 344 km / 214 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 546 km / 339 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 565 km / 351 mi · EgyptAir, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 735 km / 457 mi · AJet
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 813 km / 505 mi · UR Airlines, Iraqi Airways, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 815 km / 506 mi · UR Airlines, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [NJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orni.md) Al Najaf International Airport · Iraq · 857 km / 533 mi · UR Airlines, Iraqi Airways, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · Iraq · 919 km / 571 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 957 km / 595 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,020 km / 634 mi · Turkish Airlines, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 1,058 km / 657 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,135 km / 705 mi · Aegean Airlines, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [BSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ormm.md) Basra International Airport · Iraq · 1,201 km / 746 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,288 km / 800 mi · Jazeera Airways, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban, Kuwait Airways
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,397 km / 868 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,441 km / 895 mi · TAROM
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,598 km / 993 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,823 km / 1,133 mi · Qatar Airways, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,128 km / 1,322 mi · Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,141 km / 1,330 mi · flydubai, Emirates, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,150 km / 1,336 mi · Air Arabia
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 2,217 km / 1,378 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,489 km / 1,547 mi · SalamAir
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 2,620 km / 1,628 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,705 km / 1,681 mi · Eurowings, Sundair, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,783 km / 1,729 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 2,819 km / 1,752 mi · Transavia
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 2,834 km / 1,761 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,838 km / 1,763 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban, Lufthansa
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 2,892 km / 1,797 mi · Transavia
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,916 km / 1,812 mi · Eurowings
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 2,992 km / 1,859 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 3,017 km / 1,875 mi · Eurowings, Condor Flugdienst, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 3,139 km / 1,950 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 3,146 km / 1,955 mi · Eurowings
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,187 km / 1,980 mi · Air France, Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 3,190 km / 1,982 mi · Transavia
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,192 km / 1,983 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,482 km / 2,164 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 3,510 km / 2,181 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 4,484 km / 2,786 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 4,829 km / 3,001 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 5,154 km / 3,203 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban

### Seasonal (12)

- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 344 km / 214 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 546 km / 339 mi · SunExpress, Turkish Airlines, AJet
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 687 km / 427 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 804 km / 500 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 898 km / 558 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 1,000 km / 621 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,108 km / 688 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 2,668 km / 1,658 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [BRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddw.md) Bremen Airport · Germany · 3,003 km / 1,866 mi · Sundair
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 3,039 km / 1,888 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 5,154 km / 3,203 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire

### Seasonal charter (7)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 546 km / 339 mi · Corendon Airlines
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 658 km / 409 mi · Air Cairo, Red Sea Airlines (charter airline), Petroleum Air Services
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 687 km / 427 mi · Corendon Airlines
- [DBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heal.md) El Alamein International Airport · Egypt · 734 km / 456 mi · Air Cairo
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 756 km / 470 mi · Petroleum Air Services
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 804 km / 500 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,205 km / 749 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban, Georgian Airways

### Cargo (13)

- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 565 km / 351 mi · EgyptAir Cargo
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,020 km / 634 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,288 km / 800 mi · Qatar Airways
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 1,680 km / 1,044 mi · DHL Aviation
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,823 km / 1,133 mi · Qatar Airways
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,144 km / 1,332 mi · Emirates SkyCargo
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,235 km / 1,389 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 2,707 km / 1,682 mi · Star Air (Denmark)
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,783 km / 1,729 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 3,066 km / 1,905 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 3,071 km / 1,908 mi · My Freighter Airlines
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 3,301 km / 2,051 mi · Qatar Airways
- [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 4,829 km / 3,001 mi · Qatar Airways

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (6)

- ME [Middle East Airlines - Air Liban](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/middle-east-airlines-air-liban) · 36
- GJA [Globe Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/globe-jet)
- LQ [Lebanese Air Transport](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lebanese-air-transport)
- 7Y [Med Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/med-airways)
- IM [MenaJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/menajet)
- L4 [Wings of Lebanon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wings-of-lebanon)

### Passenger (33)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 7
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 5
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 4
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 4
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 4
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 3
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 3
- UD [UR Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ur-airlines) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 2 · seasonal charter
- XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 2 · seasonal charter
- UF [Petroleum Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/petroleum-air-services) · 2 · seasonal charter
- SR [Sundair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sundair) · 2
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 2 · seasonal
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- HF [Air Côte d'Ivoire](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cote-divoire) · 1 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1
- CY [Cyprus Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cyprus-airways) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- A9 [Georgian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/georgian-airways) · 1 · seasonal charter
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- [Red Sea Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/red-sea-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1
- RO [TAROM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tarom) · 1

### Cargo (6)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair-cargo) · 1
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 1
- C6 [My Freighter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-freighter-airlines) · 1
- S6 [Star Air (Denmark)](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-air-denmark) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Air Liban](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-liban), [TMA Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tma-cargo).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.0M (2025) | #282 of 3,974 | #14 in Middle East |  |
| Longest runway | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | =204 of 29,858 | =45 in Middle East | #1 in LB |
| Elevation | 27 m / 87 ft | =37,449 of 43,403 | #361 in Middle East | #5 in LB |
| Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | #24 in Middle East | #2 in LB |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =2 in Middle East | #1 in LB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [OLRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olra.md) Rayak Air Base · 46 km / 29 mi
- [Z19O](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z19o.md) Wujah Al Hajar Air Base · 54 km / 34 mi
- [RPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llib.md) Rosh Pina Airport · 94 km / 58 mi
- [KYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olka.md) Rene Mouawad Air Base · 98 km / 61 mi
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · 105 km / 66 mi
- [HFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llha.md) Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport · 120 km / 74 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: “Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beirut–Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport&oldid=1371085811), revision of 24 Aug 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/olba/data