Ghriss Airport
Ghriss Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Mascara, Algeria | ||||||||||
Location | Ghriss, Algeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,686 ft / 514 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°12′28″N 000°08′50″E / 35.20778°N 0.14722°ECoordinates: 35°12′28″N 000°08′50″E / 35.20778°N 0.14722°E | ||||||||||
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MUW Location of airport in Algeria | |||||||||||
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Source:World Aero Data [1] |
Ghriss Airport (IATA: MUW, ICAO: DAOV) is a civilian airport in Mascara Province, Algeria, located 5.0 km southwest of the town of Ghriss, Algeria.
World War II[]
During World War II, the facility was known as "Thiersville Airfield". It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, which flew C-47 Skytrain transports from the airfield between May and June 1943.
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Tassili Airlines | Algiers[1] |
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Tassili Airlines adds new domestic routes in March 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
External links[]
- Google Maps - Ghriss
- Accident history for MUV at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for DAOV at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for DAOV at NOAA/NWS
- Algerian AIP and Chart
Categories:
- Airports in Algeria
- Buildings and structures in Mascara Province
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria
- World War II airfields in Algeria
- North African airport stubs
- Algerian building and structure stubs
- Algerian transport stubs