Skikda Airport

Skikda Airport
IATA: SKIICAO: DABP
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Skikda
Location Algeria
Elevation AMSL 23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 36°51′45.8″N 6°57′3.9″E / 36.862722°N 6.951083°E / 36.862722; 6.951083 (Skikda Airport (Skikda))Coordinates: 36°51′45.8″N 6°57′3.9″E / 36.862722°N 6.951083°E / 36.862722; 6.951083 (Skikda Airport (Skikda))
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DABP

Location of Skikda Airport in Algeria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 4,850 1,478 Asphalt
Source:World Aero Data

Skikda Airport was an airport in Algeria (IATA: SKI, ICAO: DABP), located approximately 5 km east of Skikda; about 60 km north-northeast of Constantine.

The airport was closed sometime prior to 2004. The area is overbuilt and used as a storage for construction materials.

World War II

During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. The 310th Bombardment Group flew B-25 Mitchells from the airfield between 10 November-10 December 1943

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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