Tozeur–Nefta International Airport

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta, Arabic: مطار توزر نفطة الدولي) (IATA: TOE, ICAO: DTTZ) is an airport serving Tozeur in Tunisia.[3]

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport

مطار توزر نفطة الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
ServesNefta, Tunisia
Elevation AMSL287 ft / 87 m
Coordinates33°56′23″N 08°06′38″E
Map
TOE is located in Tunisia
TOE
TOE
Location of airport in Tunisia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,167 10,581 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tozeur–Nefta Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Transavia France Seasonal: Paris–Orly (begins 30 October 2023)[4]
Tunisair Express Tunis

Accidents and incidents

On 27 May 2023, a Flight Design CTSW (67BQF) and a gyroplane collided in mid-air; both occupants of 67BQF survived with injuries. The gyroplane crashed and burned; both occupants were killed. Both aircraft were participating in the 34th Rassemblement Aerien International de Tunisie (RAIT) ralleye[5]

Trivia

  • Two Boeing 747 aircraft of Iraqi Airways have been 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". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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. "TRANSAVIA FRANCE ADDS TOZEUR SERVICE IN NW23". AeroRoutes. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. aviation-safety.net and https://www.bfmtv.com/afrique/tunisie/tunisie-deux-francais-tues-dans-un-accident-d-ulm



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