Mohamed Khider Airport مطار بسكرة - محمد خيضر (
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | EGSA Constantine | ||||||||||
Serves | Biskra | ||||||||||
Location | Oumache, Algeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 88 m / 289 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°48′06″N 05°44′30″E / 34.80167°N 5.74167°E | ||||||||||
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Mohamed Khider Airport [4] or Biskra Ouakda Airport ( IATA: BSK, ICAO: DAUB) is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.
During World War II, the airport was known as "Biskra Airfield". It was a major United States Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African campaign against the German Afrika Korps. Known combat units assigned to the airfield were: 97th Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress [5] (14 December 1942 – 8 February 1943); 301st Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress (16 December 1942 – 17 January 1943); 1st Fighter Group P-38 Lightning (24 December 1942 – 8 February 1943); HQ, 5th Bombardment Wing (January–March 1943). [6] [7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Algérie | Algiers, Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly [8] |
Tassili Airlines | Algiers |
Mohamed Khider Airport مطار بسكرة - محمد خيضر (
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | EGSA Constantine | ||||||||||
Serves | Biskra | ||||||||||
Location | Oumache, Algeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 88 m / 289 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°48′06″N 05°44′30″E / 34.80167°N 5.74167°E | ||||||||||
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Mohamed Khider Airport [4] or Biskra Ouakda Airport ( IATA: BSK, ICAO: DAUB) is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.
During World War II, the airport was known as "Biskra Airfield". It was a major United States Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African campaign against the German Afrika Korps. Known combat units assigned to the airfield were: 97th Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress [5] (14 December 1942 – 8 February 1943); 301st Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress (16 December 1942 – 17 January 1943); 1st Fighter Group P-38 Lightning (24 December 1942 – 8 February 1943); HQ, 5th Bombardment Wing (January–March 1943). [6] [7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Algérie | Algiers, Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly [8] |
Tassili Airlines | Algiers |