Tan Tan Airport

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.^[3]

Tan Tan Airport مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض (Arabic) Aéroport de Tan Tan (French)
IATA: TTA ICAO: GMAT
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Serves	Tan Tan, Morocco
Elevation AMSL	653 ft / 199 m
Coordinates	28°26′54″N 011°09′41″W
Map
TTA Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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).^[1] 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
Royal Air Maroc Express	Casablanca,[4] Guelmim[5]

Statistics

Subject	2003	2005	2006
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.^[6]