# Brak Airport (BCQ)

> Brak, LY · IATA: BCQ · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BCQ` |
| City | Brak |
| Country | LY |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 322 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 27.65300, 14.27200 |

## Description

A desert airstrip about 11 km north of the district capital, with no cargo terminal, no customs office and no documented scheduled service — that is Brak Airport (IATA: BCQ) in Libya's Wadi al-Shatii district, deep in the Fezzan. No freighter operator serves the field and belly cargo is not a factor, because civil traffic is sporadic and the adjacent Brak al-Shati military airbase, attacked in 2017, dominates the site. The wider framework is restrictive: the US FAA bars American operators from Libyan airspace until 20 March 2028, and Libyan-certified carriers remain on the EU Air Safety List and may not fly into the European Union. Regional consolidation happens at Sabha (IATA: SEB), roughly 100 km to the south-east, whose runway is shared with an air force base. Import and export consignments for the Fezzan are in practice cleared at Tripoli Mitiga (IATA: MJI) or Misrata (IATA: MRA) and then trucked some 800 km south. Shippers serving southern Libya should therefore budget for long road legs, unpredictable transit times and a volatile security situation rather than direct air freight into BCQ.

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