Tozeur–Nefta International Airport

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport
Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta
مطار توزر نفطة الدولي
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 / 33.93972; 8.11056
Map
TOE
Location of airport in Tunisia
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]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Tunisair Lyon[4] (begins 1 October 2018), Paris–Charles de Gaulle[5]
Tunisair Express Tunis

Trivia

  • 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).

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 Archived 25 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA) Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279872/tunisair-adds-tozeur-lyon-from-oct-2018/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=airlineroute&utm_campaign=airlineroute&utm_content=airlineroute-20180802
  5. ↑ http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-03-02-tunisair-tozeur-cdg-moscou-canada-et-catering-5158855.html


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