Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport

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Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
Aéroport International de Monastir–Habib Bourguiba
مطار الحبيب بورقيبة الدولي
IATA: MIR – ICAO: DTMB
MIR
Location of airport in Tunisia
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator TAV Airports Holding
Serves Monastir, Tunisia
Hub for Nouvelair
Elevation AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 35°45′29″N 010°45′17″E / 35.75806°N 10.75472°E / 35.75806; 10.75472
Website www.habibbourguibaairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,903 9,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 3,831,924
Source: List of the busiest airports in Africa, DAFIF[1][2]

Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Monastir–Habib Bourguiba, AIMHB, Arabic: مطار الحبيب بورقيبة الدولي‎) (IATA: MIR, ICAO: DTMB) is an airport serving Monastir in Tunisia.[3] The Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA) awarded the management of the airport to TAV Airports Holding in March 2007.[4]

The main airlines operating currently at the airport are Nouvelair and Tunisair.

History

During World War II, the airport was known as Monastir Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 81st Fighter Group during the North African Campaign. The 81st flew P-39 Aircobras from the airfield between 26 May and 10 August 1943.

Overview

The airport activity is mainly due to the movement of tourists coming to visit Monastir, Sousse and the surrounding resorts (Monastir-Skanes and Port El Kantaoui in particular). Almost all charter flights are concentrated during the tourist season.

With a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year, the terminal covers 28,000 m². The airport is the first in the country in terms of traffic with 4,279,802 passengers in 2007. The airport is named after the former president Habib Bourguiba was born in Monastir.

Like all Tunisian airports, the airport is originally managed by the Office of Civil Aviation and Airports (OACA). However, in January 2008, it came under the management of the Turkish consortium TAV Airports Holding for a period of 40 years, under the concession.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Méditerranée Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Serbia Belgrade (begins 30 March 2014)
Enter Air Seasonal: Krakow, Wrocław
Nouvelair Bordeaux, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, London-Gatwick, Lyon, Marseille, Metz-Nancy, Moscow-Domodedovo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, St. Petersburg, Strasbourg
Seasonal: Bologna, Bydgoszcz, Helsinki, Krakow, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda, Wrocław,
Orenair Charter: Perm, St Petersburg, Yekaterinburg
Syphax AirlinesIstanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tripoli

Seasonal charter: Zagreb, Ljubljana

Transavia.com FranceParis-Orly
Seasonal: Lyon, Nantes
Travel Service Airlines Prague
Charter: Bratislava
Tunisair Brussels, Geneva, Istanbul-Ataturk, Lyon, Marseille, Moscow-Domodedovo,[5] Nice, Paris-Orly
TunisAir Express Tripoli, Tunis
XL Airways France Lille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for DTMB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for MIR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ↑ Monastir – Habib Bourguiba International Airport at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA)
  4. ↑ TAV: Monastir Airport will remain open and continue serving passengers
  5. ↑ "Авиакомпания Tunisair получила назначение на линию Монастир — Москва". ATO.ru. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012. 

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