Tamanrasset Airport
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| IATA: TMR - ICAO: DAAT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | [1] | ||
| Serves | Tamanrasset | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4518 ft (1377 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 11,800 | 3,600 | Asphalt |
| 08/26 | 10,170 | 3,100 | Asphalt |
Tamanrasset Airport (IATA: TMR, ICAO: DAAT), also known as Aguenar Airport, is an airport near Tamanrasset, Algeria.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
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- Aigle Azur (Marseille, Paris-Orly)
- Air Algerie (Algiers, Constantine, Djanet, El Golea, Ghardaia, Illizi, In Salah, Oran, Ouargla, Paris-Orly)
- Tassili Airlines (Algiers, Annaba, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel)
[edit] Incidents & Accidents
Air Algérie Flight 6289 was leaving Tamanrasset bound for Algiers with the co-pilot acting as pilot-in-command. At a height of 78 feet and a speed of 158 kts, the No. 1 engine suffered a turbine failure. The captain took control. The co-pilot asked if she should raise the gear, but the captain did not respond. The Boeing 737-200 lost speed, stalled, and broke up on rocky terrain about 1600 metres past the runway.
The accident was caused by the loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, the non-retraction of the landing gear after the engine failure, and the Captain taking over control of the airplane before having clearly identified the problem. There were 102 fatalities and one survivor.
[edit] External links
- CNN.com Algeria plane crash kills 102
- Aviation Safety Network
- Official Accident Report from the Algerian Ministry of Transport(english)
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