Al Al Airport

The airfield was a Syrian military installation that was captured by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Six-Day War in June 1967. Following the Israeli capture and subsequent occupation of the Golan Heights, the airfield ceased its original military operations and was never repurposed as an active airport.

The site is located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The single asphalt runway remains visible on satellite imagery but is in a state of significant disrepair and is completely non-operational for any standard aviation. The surrounding land has been repurposed for agriculture, primarily serving the nearby Israeli settlement of Eliad. The abandoned runway is sometimes used by local farmers for temporary storage of agricultural equipment or products like hay bales, but it has no official function.

Al Al Airfield, sometimes referred to as Fiq Airfield, was a forward military airbase for the Syrian Arab Air Force. Constructed in the strategically important Golan Heights, its primary purpose was to provide logistical support and close air support for Syrian ground forces stationed in the region facing Israel. The airfield likely handled light transport aircraft and possibly served as a dispersal strip for combat aircraft. Its existence was part of Syria's significant military buildup in the Golan prior to 1967. The capture of this airfield, along with the entire Golan Heights, was a major strategic victory for Israel, removing a direct threat to its northern communities.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the Al Al Airfield. The site's location within the disputed Golan Heights makes any development politically unfeasible until a final status agreement between Israel and Syria is reached. Furthermore, there is no modern strategic or economic need for an airfield at this specific location, as both military and civilian aviation needs in the region are served by other, more developed facilities. The site is expected to remain derelict or continue to be informally absorbed by surrounding agricultural activities.