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Airport in Algeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Skikda Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
Serves | Skikda, Algeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°51′45.8″N 6°57′3.9″E | ||||||||||
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Source:World Aero Data [usurped] |
The 1,478 metres (4,849 ft) asphalt runway was closed sometime prior to 2004. The area is overbuilt and used as a storage for construction materials.
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.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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