Hellenikon Air Base Hellenikon Air Base Hellenikon Air Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force base located in Athens, Greece. After its closure, it was redeveloped into Ellinikon International Airport. The airport was built in 1938, and after the German invasion of Greece in 1941, Kalamaki Airfield was used as a Luftwaffe air base during the occupation. Following the end of World War II, the Greek government allowed the United States to use the airport from 1945 until 1993. Known as Hassani Airport in 1945, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces as early as 1 October 1945, as
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (, "Maṭār Bayrūt Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī ad-Dwaliyy") () (), formerly Beirut International Airport, is located from the city center in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, and is the only operational commercial airport in the country. It is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (more commonly known as "MEA"). It is also the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier Trans Mediterranean Airways (more commonly known as "TMA Cargo"), as well as Wings of Lebanon. It is the main port of entry into the country along with the Port of Beirut.