Naval Air Station Keflavik of the airport was assumed by Military Air Transport Service (MATS). MATS re-established a military air terminal and refueling point for trans-Atlantic air service between the United States and Europe at Keflavik. MATS (later MAC and Air Mobility Command) units remained at the airport until the withdrawal of United States military units from Iceland in 2006. During 1947–51, while the base was operated by a US civilian contractor company most of the World War II temporary structures were left empty and became badly deteriorated. The airfield complex, one of the largest in the world during the war, also required upgrading
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.