Sfax–Thyna International Airport

Sfax–Thyna International Airport
Aéroport International de Sfax–Thyna
مطار صفاقس الدولي
IATA: SFA – ICAO: DTTX
SFA
Location of airport in Tunisia
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
Serves Sfax, Tunisia
Elevation AMSL 85 ft / 26 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 3,000 9,843 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Sfax–Thyna International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Sfax–Thyna, Arabic: مطار صفاقس الدولي‎) (IATA: SFA, ICAO: DTTX) is an airport serving Sfax in Tunisia.[3]

Contents

History

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Tunisair Paris-Orly
TunisAir Express Djerba, Gabès, Tunis

World War II

During World War II, the airport was known as Sfax Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force during the North African Campaign. Known units assigned were:

External links

Tunisia portal
Aviation portal

References

  1. ^ Airport information for DTTX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for SFA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ Sfax–Thyna International Airport at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA)

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.