Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport مطار قسنطينة - محمد بوضياف | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | EGSA-Constantine | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Constantine | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Constantine,Algeria | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,316 ft / 706 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°17′0″N06°37′0″E / 36.28333°N 6.61667°E /36.28333; 6.61667 | ||||||||||||||
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  CZL Location of airport in Algeria | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: GCM[2] SkyVector[3] | |||||||||||||||
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (Arabic:مطار قسنطينة - محمد بوضياف,French:Aéroport de Constantine - Mohamed BoudiafIATA:CZL,ICAO:DABC) is an airport inAlgeria, located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south ofConstantine; about 320 kilometres (200 mi) east-southeast ofAlgiers.
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The airport was built in 1943 as Constantine Airfield by theUnited States Army during theWorld War IINorth African Campaign. It was primarily a maintenance and supply depot forAir Technical Service Command and also served as headquarters forXII Bomber Command as a command and control base. It also was used as a command post for Allied Forces Command (AFHQ) for Free French, British and United States ground forces in Algeria in February 1943, under the command of General Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander to coordinate the actions of theUnited States First Army advancing from the west and theBritish Eighth Army, advancing from the east against the GermanAfrika Korps. In 1944 it was turned over to the Algerian government and used occasionally byAir Transport Command aircraft on the North African route until the end of the war.[4]
The airport is named for President Mohamed Boudiaf.Muhammad Boudiaf (June 23, 1919 – June 29, 1992) (Arabic: محمد بوضياف), also called Si Tayeb el Watani, was an Algerian political leader and a founder of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962).
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Constantine Airport:
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