Airports / Lebanon / BEY
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
OLBA / BEYBeirut, LebanonELEV 87 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 90% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rayak Air Base (OLRA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (OLBA / BEY) is a large commercial airport serving Beirut, Lebanon. Field elevation is 87 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, BEY is a home base: Cedar Executive, Executive Sky, and Ibex Air Charter operate from the field, 5 in all. The closest alternate fields are Rayak Air Base (OLRA, 25 nm), Wujah Al Hajar Air Base (Z19O, 29 nm), and Rosh Pina Airport (RPN, 51 nm).
Trip costs from BEY are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Chaldea and Beirut Air Base. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BEY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OLBA
IATA
BEY
FAA / Local
OLBA
Elevation
87 ft
Coordinates
33.8198° N · 35.4874° 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
Yes
Based charter operators5
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 25nmOLRARayak Air BaseRayak
- 29nmZ19OWujah Al Hajar Air BaseHamat
- 51nmRPNRosh Pina AirportRosh Pina
- 53nmKYERene Mouawad Air BaseTripoli
- 57nmDAMDamascus International AirportDamascus
- 65nmHFAUri Michaeli Haifa International AirportHaifa
Location
Open the full mapOLBA · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon