Biskra Airport
| Biskra Ouakda Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | EGSA Constantine | ||||||||||
| Serves | Biskra | ||||||||||
| Location | Oumache, Algeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 m / 289 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′36.1″N 5°44′17.9″E / 34.793361°N 5.738306°ECoordinates: 34°47′36.1″N 5°44′17.9″E / 34.793361°N 5.738306°E | ||||||||||
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Biskra Ouakda Airport (IATA: BSK, ICAO: DAUB) is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.
History
During World War II, the airport was known as "Biskra Airfield". It was a major United States Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. Known combat units assigned to the airfield were: HQ, 5th Bombardment Wing (January–March 1943); 1st Fighter Group (14 December 1942 – February 1943) P-38 Lightning; 97th Bombardment Group (25 December 1942 – 8 February 1943) B-17 Flying Fortress; 301st Bombardment Group (16 December 1942 – 17 January 1943) B-17 Flying Fortress.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aigle Azur | Paris-Orly |
| Air Algérie | Algiers, Lyon, Paris-Orly[5] |
See also
- List of airports in Algeria
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress airfields in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations
References
- ↑ Algerian AIP and Chart
- ↑ "DAUB @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑
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.
- ↑ Air Algerie, official website
External links
- "DAUB @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com.
- Current weather for DAUB at NOAA/NWS
- Etablissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d’Alger (EGSA Alger)
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