Skikda Airport
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.
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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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  SKI Location of Skikda Airport in Algeria | |||||||||||
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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.
World War II
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.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
- USAFHRA search for Philippeville Airfield
- Google Earth Historical Imagery
External links
- Accident history for SKI at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for DABP at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for DABP at NOAA/NWS
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