Airports / Libya / SRX
Sirt International Airport / Ghardabiya Airbase
HLGD / SRXSirt, LibyaELEV 267 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
159 nm
To the nearest alternate
Marsa al Brega Airport (LMQ).
Overview
Sirt International Airport / Ghardabiya Airbase (HLGD / SRX) sits in Sirt, Libya, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 267 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SRX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Marsa al Brega Airport (LMQ, 159 nm), Benina International Airport (BEN, 198 nm), and Mitiga International Airport (MJI, 201 nm).
Charter pricing from SRX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Gardabiya and Sirte. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sirt.
Field capability
ICAO
HLGD
IATA
SRX
FAA / Local
HLGS
Elevation
267 ft
Coordinates
31.0586° N · 16.5971° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Libya fields
state range 33–2,296 ft
At 267 ft, SRX sits lower than 62% of the 13 Libya fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 159nmLMQMarsa al Brega AirportMarsa al Brega
- 198nmBENBenina International AirportBenina
- 201nmMJIMitiga International AirportTripoli
- 238nmBCQBrak AirportBrak
- 254nmHL77Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base
- 269nmSEBSabha AirportSabha
Location
Open the full mapHLGD · Sirt International Airport / Ghardabiya Airbase · Sirt, Libya