Cheikh Larbi Tébessa Airport
Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport مطار الشيخ العربي التبسي |
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IATA: TEE – ICAO: DABS
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||||||
Location | Tébessa, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 811 m / 2,661 ft | ||||||||||||||
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Cheikh Larbi Tébessa Airport (Arabic: مطار الشيخ العربي التبسي) is a public airport located 1.35 nautical miles (2.5 km; 1.6 mi) north of Tébessa,[1] the capital of the Tébessa province (wilaya) in Algeria.
History
During World War II, the facility was known as Tebessa Airfield. It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It was operationally used by the 31st Fighter Group, which flew Supermarine Spitfires from the airfield between 17 and 21 February 1943. It was also the headquarters of the XII Fighter Command between December 1942 and 12 January 1943.[5][6]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 811 metres (2,661 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft) and 12/30 which measures 2,400 by 30 metres (7,874 ft × 98 ft).[1]
Airline and destination
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Algérie | Algiers |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AIP and Chart from Service d'Information Aéronautique – Algérie (French)
- ↑ Airport information for DABS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for TEE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
External links
- Google Maps - Tebessi
- Current weather for DABS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TEE at Aviation Safety Network
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