Tozeur–Nefta International Airport

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta مطار توزر نفطة الدولي
IATA: TOE – ICAO: DTTZ TOE Location of airport in Tunisia
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
Serves	Nefta, Tunisia
Elevation AMSL	287 ft / 87 m
Coordinates	33°56′23″N 08°06′38″E / 33.93972°N 8.11056°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,167 10,581 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta, Tunisian Arabic: مطار توزر نفطة الدولي‎) (IATA: TOE, ICAO: DTTZ) is an airport serving Tozeur in Tunisia.^[3]

History

Two Boeing 747 aircraft of Iraqi Airways are stored at this airport since the Gulf War. Saddam Hussein had put them there to protect the planes from the first Gulf War. They are waiting regulations of dispute with Kuwait in a new white paint and some traces of its original green color. They can be seen near the airport terminal and on satellite images. These are Boeing 747-200C (YI-AGP, c/n 22366) and Boeing 747SP (YI-ALM, c/n 22858).

Airlines and destinations

The two Boeing 747

Airlines	Destinations
Tunisair	Paris–Charles de Gaulle[4]
Tunisair Express	Gafsa,, Tunis

References

1. Airport information for DTTZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for TOE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. Tozeur–Nefta International Airport at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA)
4. http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-03-02-tunisair-tozeur-cdg-moscou-canada-et-catering-5158855.html

External links

• Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA)
• Current weather for DTTZ at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for TOE at Aviation Safety Network