Oran Es Sénia Airport
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| Oran Es-Sénia Airport Aéroport d'Oran / Es Sénia |
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| IATA: ORN – ICAO: DAOO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | EGSA | ||
| Serves | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Location | Es Sénia, Algeria | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 90 m / 295 ft | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 3,060 | 10,039 | Asphalt |
| Sources: Algerian AIP [1] and DAFIF [2][3] | |||
Oran Es Sénia Airport (French: Aéroport d'Oran / Es Sénia) (IATA: ORN, ICAO: DAOO) is an airport located 4.7 nm (8.7 km) south of Oran, near Es Sénia, in Algeria.
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[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.[citation needed]
[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.[citation needed]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Aigle Azur (Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Toulouse)
- Air Algérie (Adrar, Algiers, Alicante, Annaba, Bechar, Brussels --Seasonal--, Casablanca, Constantine, Geneva, Hassi Messaoud, In Amenas, Jeddah, Lyon, Marseille, Paris-Orly, Ouargla, Tizi Ouzou [begins 2009], Toulouse)
- Air Méditerranée (Toulouse)
- Corsairfly (Paris-Orly)
- Iberia Airlines
- operated by Air Nostrum (Alicante, Barcelona)
- Nouvelair (Tunis)
- Qatar Airways (Doha) [Begins 2008]
- Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca, Marrakech)
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah) --Seasonal--
- Spanair (Alicante) [Begins 2008]
- Tassili Airlines (Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'mel)
- Tunisair (Tunis)
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk) [1]
[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.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ AIP and Chart from Service d'Information Aéronautique - Algerie (French)
- ^ Airport information for DAOO at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for ORN / DAOO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
