BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD BEIRUT, LEBANON (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
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December 28, 2016
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June 9, 2010
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1
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Publication Date: 
August 17, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/09: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 239 (Security Classification) CONTROL NO.,_ Z-11180/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to~Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/09: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/09: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/09: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/09: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Attachment to Z-11180/82 Copy BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE ENTIRE 2,400-METER NORTH/SOUTH RUNWAY AT BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRFIELD IS APPARENTLY OPERATIONAL FOR C-130 TYPE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. RUNWAY REPAIRS ARE IN PROGRESS ON THE 2,663 METER NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST RUNWAY. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: THE CRATERS ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH/SOUTH RUNWAY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. SOME CRATERS REMAIN ALONG THE EDGE OF THIS RUNWAY BUT DO NOT AFFECT ITS OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. RUNWAY REPAIRS ARE IN PROGRESS ON THE NORTHEAST/SOUTWEST RUNWAY. AT LEAST 25 VEHICLES/PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE ON THE RUNWAY, TAXIWAYS, AND CROSSOVERS. MANY OF THE CRATERS ON THE RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN FILLED. 3.1 (COORDINATES 33-48-52N 035-29-19E COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET NPIC/PEG (8/82) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/09: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100170001-7