Nanur Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Libya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 185 ft / 56 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°42′20″N14°54′40″E / 31.70556°N 14.91111°E /31.70556; 14.91111 | ||||||||||
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  Nanur Location of the airport in Libya | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM[1] | |||||||||||
Nanur Airport is an airport in the Wadi Maymun Darraj region ofLibya, located approximately 200 km south-southeast ofTripoli in the Libyan desert. Although listed as a civil airport, it appears to function as a reserveLibyan Air Force airfield. It comprises a long runway with a parallel taxiway and a parking ramp. There are no permanent structures visible,[2] nor are there any production oilfields in the area.
DuringWorld War II the airfield, then known asDarragh Airfield was used as a military airfield by theUnited States Army Air ForceNinth Air Force57th Fighter Group during theNorth African Campaign against Axis forces. The 57th flewP-40 Warhawks from the airfield between 19 January-3 March 1943 before moving forward with theBritish Eighth Army.[3]
The current airfield appears to be overlaid on its World War II predecessor facility.
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