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Domestic airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (French: Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok[3]) (IATA: TMR, ICAO: DAAT), also known as Aguenar Airport or Tamanrasset Airport, is an airport serving Tamanrasset, a city in the Tamanrasset Province of southern Algeria. It is located 3.6 nautical miles (4.1 mi; 6.7 km) northwest of the city.[3]
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | EGSA Alger | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Tamanrasset, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,377 m / 4,518 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°48′40″N 05°27′03″E | ||||||||||||||
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Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Algérie[7] | Algiers, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, El Golea, Ghardaia, Illizi, In Salah, Oran, Ouargla |
Tassili Airlines | Algiers, In Salah |
The Algerian Air Force is the primary military user of the airport with several units maintaining a presence at the field. In the mid-2000s, it was extensively upgraded to serve additionally as a military base, with 10 hardened aircraft shelters, aprons, personnel accommodation and other facilities.[8] The most potent military aircraft based at Tamanrasset are the Sukhoi Su-30MK multi-role fighter aircraft operated by the 123rd Air Defense Squadron which provide fighter coverage for much of southern Algeria. A reconnaissance unit equipped with Beechcraft 1900HISAR and 350ER aircraft specially equipped with surveillance equipment operates from the base along with helicopter detachments operating Mil Mi-171Sh, Mi-24 Mk.III and Mi-26T2 helicopters to support the ground forces in the region.[9]
The airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle,[citation needed] and has been used for American military operations.[10]
Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Change from previous year | Cargo (metric tons) | Change from previous year | |
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2005 | 57,601 | ![]() | 2,474 | ![]() | 151 | ![]() |
2006 | 55,826 | ![]() | 2,729 | ![]() | 182 | ![]() |
2007 | 49,838 | ![]() | 2,647 | ![]() | 194 | ![]() |
2008 | 59,116 | ![]() | 2,593 | ![]() | 151 | ![]() |
2009 | 67,770 | ![]() | 2,496 | ![]() | 141 | ![]() |
2010 | 70,515 | ![]() | 2,402 | ![]() | 149 | ![]() |
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports (Years 2005,[11] 2006,[12] 2007,[13] 2009[14] and 2010) |
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