Borj El Amri Airport

Borj El Amri Airport

مطار برج العامري

*Maṭār Burj el-‘Āmrī*
Borj El Amri Airport; مطار برج العامري; Maṭār Burj el-‘Āmrī
	IATA: N/A; ICAO: DTTI;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Tunisia
Serves	Borj El Amri
Elevation AMSL	108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates	36°43′16″N 09°56′35″E / 36.72111°N 9.94306°ECoordinates: 36°43′16″N 09°56′35″E / 36.72111°N 9.94306°E
Map
	DTTE Location in Tunisia
Runways
	Source: DAFIF

Borj El Amri Airport (ICAO: DTTI) is a small airport near Borj El Amri, a city in the Manouba Governorate of Tunisia. The airport is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Tunis and has a functional asphalt runway. The airport is used as a training site of the Aviation School of Borj El Amri ^[3] belonging to the Tunesian Ministry of Defense.^[4]

World War II[]

During World War II, the airport was known as Massicault Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign. Known units assigned were:^[5]

2d Bombardment Group, 31 Jul-2 Dec 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress
320th Bombardment Group, 29 Jun-28 Jul 1943, B-26 Marauder
68th Reconnaissance Group, Oct-Nov 1943, F-4/F-5 Lightning

References[]

^ "Airport information for DTTI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ Airport information for DTTI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ "Aviation School of Borj ElAmri". www.defense.tn. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ "Home". www.defense.tn. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.