Relizane Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Algeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 282 ft / 86 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°45′10″N 000°37′30″E / 35.75278°N 0.62500°ECoordinates: 35°45′10″N 000°37′30″E / 35.75278°N 0.62500°E | ||||||||||
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Relizane Airport (ICAO: DAAZ) is a civilian airport in Algeria, located 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) west-northwest of Zemmora (Relizane); about 235 kilometres (146 mi) west-southwest of Algiers. It is used by general aviation, with no scheduled commercial air service.
World War II[]
During World War II, it was a major Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps, used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, flying C-47 Skytrain aircraft from the field between 27 November 1942 and May 1943.
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.
External links[]
- Airport information for DAAZ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for DAAZ at NOAA/NWS
- OurAirports - Relizane
Categories:
- Airports in Algeria
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria
- World War II airfields in Algeria
- Buildings and structures in Relizane Province
- North African airport stubs
- Algerian building and structure stubs
- Algerian transport stubs