Editing Aleppo (section)

===Airport===
[[File:Aleppo (2) cropped.jpg|thumb|upright 1.2|[[Aleppo International Airport]]]]
[[Aleppo International Airport]] ([[IATA]]: ALP, [[ICAO]]: OSAP) is the international airport serving the city. The airport serves as a secondary hub for [[Syrian Air]]. The history of the airport dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. It was upgraded and developed in the years to 1999 when the new current terminal was opened.<ref>Aleppo Int. Airport [http://www.terezia.org/section.php?id=1823 Historical Overview] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009230825/http://www.terezia.org/section.php?id=1823 |date=9 October 2017 }}</ref>

The airport was closed since the beginning of 2013 as a result of the military operations in the area. However, following the Syrian government's recapture of eastern Aleppo during the [[Battle of Aleppo (2012–16)|Battle of Aleppo]], an airplane conducted its first flight from the airport in four years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/first-airplane-takes-off-aleppo-international-airport-4-years/ |title=First airplane takes off from Aleppo International Airport in 4 years |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106151817/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/first-airplane-takes-off-aleppo-international-airport-4-years/ |archive-date=6 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>