Oran Es Senia Airport

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Oran Es Senia Airport

IATA: ORN - ICAO: DAOO
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		[1]
Serves		Oran
Elevation AMSL		295 ft (90 m)
Coordinates		35°37′0″N, 0°37′0″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
07/25	10,039	3,060	Asphalt

Oran ES Senia Airport (IATA: ORN, ICAO: DAOO), also known as Es Senia Airport, is an airport near Oran,Algeria.

1 History
2 Incident
3 Project 2007
4 Airlines and destinations
5 External links

[edit] History

The training paid off when the 509th spearheaded the Allied invasion of North Africa. The longest Airborne operation occurred 8 November 1942. After a C-47 flight of over 1600 miles from England, the battalion seized Tafarquay Airport in Oran, Algeria by parachute assault.

[edit] Incident

A passenger on a flight from Oran, Algeria to Paris, France sparked panic when he threatened to blow up the jet with more than 150 people on board over Paris. He was overpowered by the crew and the flight landed safely.

[edit] Project 2007

Andrade Gutierrez, a Brazilian company has won a contract to construct a new runway in Oran Airport, located in the second largest city in Algeria. The construction work is estimated to be EUR 20 million. Oran has a population of around 650,000. Being the second largest city of the country, Oran is an important industrial, educational and cultural centre. The construction work at Oran airport is the second contract won by the company in Algeria.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

- Aigle Azur (Marseille, Paris-Orly, Toulouse)
- Air Algerie (Adrar, Algiers, Alicante, Annaba, Barcelone [starts march 2007], Bechar, Bejaia, Brussels, Casablanca, Chlef, Constantine, Ghardaia, Damascus, Hassi Messaoud, In Amenas, Jeddah, Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Nice, Paris-Orly, Toulouse, Ouargla, Tamanrasset, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen)
- Air Berlin (Palma de Mallorca) [seasonal]
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulles) [Starts Jan 19, 2007]
- Antinea Airlines (Algiers, Geneve)
- Ecoair International (Algiers)
- Iberia Airlines (Alicante) [Starts Jan 7, 2007]
- Madina Airlines (Algiers)
- Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
- Rym Airlines (Algiers, Annaba, Mostaganem, Ouargla)
- Tassili Airlines (Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'mel)
- Tunisair (Tunis)