Skikda Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | Skikda,Algeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°51′45.8″N6°57′3.9″E / 36.862722°N 6.951083°E /36.862722; 6.951083 (Skikda Airport (Skikda)) | ||||||||||
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  SKI Location of Skikda Airport in Algeria | |||||||||||
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| Source:World Aero Data[1] | |||||||||||
Skikda Airport was an airport inAlgeria (IATA:SKI,ICAO:DABP), located approximately 5 km east ofSkikda; about 60 km north-northeast ofConstantine.
The 1,478 metres (4,849 ft) asphalt runway was closed sometime prior to 2004. The area is overbuilt and used as storage for construction materials.
During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield". It was a majorTwelfth Air Force base of operations during theNorth African Campaign against the GermanAfrika Korps. The310th Bombardment Group flewB-25 Mitchells from the airfield between 10 November-10 December 1943.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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