| Tan Tan Airport مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض (Arabic) Aéroport de Tan Tan (French) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tan Tan, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 653 ft / 199 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°26′54″N 011°09′41″W / 28.44833°N 11.16139°W / 28.44833; -11.16139 | ||||||||||
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Tan Tan Airport (Arabic: مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض ) (IATA: TTA, ICAO: GMAT), also known as Plage Blanche Airport, is an airport near Tan Tan, a city in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region in Morocco. The airport is used for military and civil aviation.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designate 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 30 metres (6,562 ft × 98 ft). It has the following radio-navigation aids: NDB and VOR. The runway is suitable for light (private) jets and turbo-prop aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tan Tan Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca |
Statistics
| Subject | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Passengers | 27 | 1082 | 917 |
| Freight (tons) | 7 | - | - |
| Aircraft movements | 18 | 104 | 132 |
Accidents and incidents
On July 26, 2011, A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed six miles from the airport, where it had planned a stop-over on a flight from Dakhla to Kenitra. All six crew, 60 soldiers, and 12 civilians on board died.
References
- ^ Airport information for GMAT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for TTA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- All details and stats from A-Z WorldAirports database: page on Tan Tan Airport, visited 24 July 2008
- Crash leaves 78 dead, 27 July 2011, visited 28 July 2011
External links
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