Oran Tafraoui Airport

Oran Tafaraoui Airport
IATA: TAFICAO: DAOL
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Owner People’s National Army
Operator Algerian Air Force
Serves Oran, Algeria
Elevation AMSL 112 m / 367 ft
Coordinates 35°32′30″N 000°32′00″W / 35.54167°N 0.53333°W / 35.54167; -0.53333Coordinates: 35°32′30″N 000°32′00″W / 35.54167°N 0.53333°W / 35.54167; -0.53333
Map
Oran Tafraoui

Location of airport in Algeria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,754 9,035 Asphalt
Source:World Aero Data [1][2]

Oran Tafaraoui Airport is a joint civil/military airport in Oran Province, Algeria (IATA: TAF, ICAO: DAOL).

History

During World War II, it was a primary mission objective of the United States Army 34th Infantry Division during the Allied Operation Torch landings on 8 November 1942, and became a major Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps.

Tafaraoui became a staging and transit point for many units:

The new desert Spitfires of the 31st Fighter Group were also assigned to Tafaraoui. Other aircraft at the field included P-38s of the 14th, B-26s, B-25 Mitchells, A-20 Havocs, Gen. Doolittle's B-17-G, some French Amiot bombers around, and some old wrecks fixed up as dummies.

Current use

In 1966 the airport was established as an airbase and training ground for the Algerian Air Force.[3]

References

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

  1. http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=AG33600&sch=DAOL
  2. Google Maps - Oran
  3. Timothy J. Stapleton (21 October 2013). A Military History of Africa. ABC-CLIO. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-313-39570-3.

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