Boufarik Airport

Boufarik Airport (ICAO: DAAK) is a military airport near Boufarik, Algeria. It is the home base for the Air Transport fleet of the Algerian Air Force.

Boufarik Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesBoufarik, Algeria
Elevation AMSL102 m / 335 ft
Coordinates36°32′45″N 2°52′34″E
Map
Boufarik Air Base
Location of airport in Algeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,622 11,883 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1] Landings.com[2] Google Maps[3]

The based aircraft are Beechcraft 1900, EADS CASA C-295, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Ilyushin Il-76. It has the 2e Escadre de Transport Tactique et Logistique and the 7e Escadre de Transport Tactique et de Ravitaillement en vol homebased.[4]

On 11 April 2018, an Ilyushin Il-76 operated by the Algerian Air Force crashed just after takeoff from this airport, killing about 257 passengers on board.

References

  1. Airport information for Boufarik at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. "DAAK @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  3. Google Maps - Boufarik
  4. scramble.nl



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