East Wing gates 1–12 (1998) and West Wing 13–23 (2002). The only walk between wings is through the main hall after passport. No live Terminal 2.

Wikipedia / official layout: ground arrivals, level 2 departures and Duty Free, level 3 lounges. Gates 2 and 3 are dual-jetway. Leftover live Terminal 2 is leftover-wrong (AP: $122 million daa International / LAT contract cancelled 30 March 2023 after three days). Leftover 6 million is design capacity, not 2025 traffic.

Beirut.com 19 February 2025 lists PAUL, Zaatar w Zeit, Dunkin', Bartartine by the lounge with a runway view, plus Burger King and Agha on the departure side.

Bartartine sits next to the lounge with a runway view. Arrivals Duty Free is between passport and customs. Do not invent leftover 24-hour hours from a reseller. Cedar Lounge is the sit if you hold Priority Pass.

UK/EU/US ordinary get a free one-month visa on arrival (General Security), extendable to three months. FCDO: passport valid 3 months; Israeli stamps can refuse entry.

FCDO still current 31 August 2026: British citizens can normally apply for a free single-entry tourist visa on arrival; valid one month, extend at General Security. Overstay fines in Lebanese pounds at departures before security. Leftover US State Department 'apply before you travel' is leftover-conflicting with the Lebanese Embassy in Washington (VOA under one month). Airport is open; FCDO advises against all travel to the southern suburbs except Route 51 to the airport.