Relizane Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Algeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 282 ft / 86 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°45′10″N000°37′30″E / 35.75278°N 0.62500°E /35.75278; 0.62500 | ||||||||||
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Relizane Airport (ICAO:DAAZ) is a civilian airport inAlgeria, located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) west-northwest of Zemmora (Relizane); about 235 kilometres (146 mi) west-southwest ofAlgiers. It is used by general aviation, with no scheduled commercial air service.
During World War II, it was a majorTwelfth Air Force base of operations during theNorth African Campaign against the GermanAfrika Korps, used by the60th Troop Carrier Group, flyingC-47 Skytrain aircraft from the field between 27 November 1942 and May 1943.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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