The French mandate managed to build several airports in Lebanon, the most prominent of which is today the only airport in the country known as Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut.
Lebanese sources said that among the interesting airports in Lebanon is Baadran Airport, which was built and developed by the minister, former deputy and head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt.
مطار بعذران❤😍#وليد_جنبلاط#الحزب_التقدمي_الاشتراكي#مطار_بعذران pic.twitter.com/0AY2JczkMZ
— P.S.P forces (@Amir_PSP12) January 5, 2021
According to historical sources, during the Mandate period, the French built the airport. It is strategically located at the top of a mountain in the Mount Lebanon region, specifically in the town of Baadran, Al-Shoufieh, and also overlooks the Barouk Mountains and most of the villages of the Chouf.
مطار بعذران …منظر ولا اروع👌 pic.twitter.com/rVDIMcrGMI
— JAMAL (@JAMAL61431895) January 8, 2021
During the 1970s, Jumblatt sought to develop and expand the airport to be used militarily and logistically, but with the end of the Lebanese civil war and the state’s imposition of control, the airport turned into a destination for tourists and the people of the region.
القائد في مطار بعذران😍❤
الله يحميك و يطولنا بعمرك حضرة الرئيس
غمزة منك منولع الارض
رهن الاشارة💪🏻✌🏻
سينهض جيش التحرير من جديد و يخفي اصوات الاقزام و الحاقدين#وليد_جنبلاط#الشوف#الحزب_التقدمي_الاشتراكي pic.twitter.com/3kGOo8Jl1h— P.S.P forces (@Amir_PSP12) November 15, 2020
Earlier, pictures of Jumblatt wandered around the airport.