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Storm Arrives at Beirut Airport


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What: Flying Carpet Air Transport & Services Piper PA-28-235 Pathfinder
Where: Beirut International Airport, Lebanon
When: Dec 11, 2010
Why: In the course of inclement weather in Beirut, a number of small planes (including the above-listed Piper) parked on the tarmac were damaged. The storm caused delay in incoming /outgoing flights, heavily damaging at least four small training planes which were flipped or rammed into electrical poles. Winds were tracked at over 60 mph. Waves reached a height of up to 23 feet (7 meters). Heavy rains flooded the streets in Beirut and snow forced some road closures in remote mountain towns.

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