Aleppo airport
Operatingchecked
Reopened 4 March 2026, ahead of Damascus. 13 airlines on the airport's own list, mostly from the Gulf and Türkiye.
Source: General Authority of Civil Aviation
Official website:alpairport.gov.syAll official links →
Routes through Aleppo airport
Daily (TK844). Since 2 October also TK840 on Fridays and Sundays.
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Daily (VF340).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Started 2 June 2026. Daily (PC770).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Wednesdays and Saturdays (XQ206) since 1 August 2026. The airline asks passengers to collect boarding passes at the Aleppo check-in counter before the return.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Fridays and Sundays (XQ808) since 2 August 2026. SunExpress's announced Damascus routes were never filed.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Tuesdays (XH492).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Mondays (RB444).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Daily (RJ431), plus a second flight (RJ433) on several days a week, mostly Thursday to Sunday.
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
4 weekly (FZ1191): Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat. Since 20 July 2026. flydubai calls it daily, but the airport board and tracking show these four days.
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
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Daily since 4 July 2026 (G9351).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
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Tue, Thu and Sat (3L456) since 7 July 2026.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
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Resumed August 2025, but Qatar Airways is not on Aleppo airport's airline list or board in September or early October 2026. Check with the airline before booking.
unconfirmedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Launched 25 June 2026 as 3 weekly; now about one flight a week, on a day that varies (J9175: Saturday 26 September and Saturday 3 October).
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Wednesdays and Saturdays (XY229) since 1 August 2026; in October also Thursdays, and Tuesday 6 October.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Wednesdays and Sundays (XY559) since September 2026.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Tuesday nights, landing in Aleppo early on Wednesday (RB382).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Tuesdays (RB390).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
About 2 weekly (XH762): Wednesdays, plus a second day that varies.
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
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Tuesday nights, landing in Aleppo just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday (XH526).
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Tuesdays (XH456). The Aleppo–Armenian diaspora link, since November 2025.
verifiedSource: Aleppo airport official sitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Wednesdays and Sundays (DN551) since 1 July 2026.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Mondays and Saturdays (KK472) since 17 August 2026.
verifiedSource: Flight tracking (Flightradar24 and FlightAware)checked 8 Oct 2026
Reported for 1 October 2026, but Sundair's own timetable and booking system have no Berlin–Aleppo flights, summer or winter, and Aleppo airport does not list the airline. Not flying. Sundair flies Berlin–Damascus.
verifiedSource: The airline's own websitechecked 8 Oct 2026
Road from here to each city
fly.sy estimates in hours, not counting the wait at the border.
- Aleppo~0.5 h
- Idlib~1.5 h
- Hama~2 h
- Homs~2.5 h
- Raqqa~3 h
- Latakia~3 h
- Tartus~3.5 h
- Damascus~4.5 h
- Deir ez-Zor~5 h
- Qamishli~6 h
- Daraa~6 h
- Sweida~6 h
What you need to cross here
Syrian
- A valid Syrian passport. If yours expired abroad the answer depends on the embassy — we have no verified answer, and won't guess.
Source: No dependable source yet
- If you live in Europe: travelling can affect asylum or residence status. We'll publish nothing until we can verify an official source per country — speak to an immigration lawyer.
Source: No dependable source yet
Visa on arrival
- A passport valid six months past your return, with two blank pages.
Source: Foreign government travel advisories
- The big one: even if your nationality qualifies for a visa on arrival, some airlines' systems aren't updated and staff may refuse to board you without prior approval. Sources contradict each other — call the embassy and ask in writing.
Source: Tour operators working in Syria
- The fee is US-dollar cash on arrival, roughly $25–$400 by nationality, under Decision 128 since 6 July 2025.
Source: Foreign government travel advisories
- An Israeli entry stamp may block the visa.
Source: Tour operators working in Syria
Pre-approval
- Prior approval is mandatory. Processing up to a month; valid for entry within three months.
Source: Tour operators working in Syria
- Published lists of restricted nationalities differ and we have no official one. We won't publish a list — check with your embassy.
Source: No dependable source yet
Experiences from here
No published experiences from here yet.