Tozeur–Nefta International Airport

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport
Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta
مطار توزر نفطة الدولي

IATA: TOE – ICAO: DTTZ

TOE
Location of airport in Tunisia

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
Serves Nefta, Tunisia
Elevation AMSL 287 ft / 87 m
Coordinates 33°56′23″N 08°06′38″E / 33.93972°N 8.11056°E / 33.93972; 8.11056
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,167 10,581 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Tozeur–Nefta International Airport (French: Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta, Tunisian Arabic: مطار توزر نفطة الدولي‎) (IATA: TOE, ICAO: DTTZ) is an airport serving Tozeur in Tunisia.[3]

History

Two Boeing 747 aircraft of Iraqi Airways are stored at this airport since the Gulf War. Saddam Hussein had put them there to protect the planes from the first Gulf War. They are waiting regulations of dispute with Kuwait in a new white paint and some traces of its original green color. They can be seen near the airport terminal and on satellite images. These are Boeing 747-200C (YI-AGP, c/n 22366) and Boeing 747SP (YI-ALM, c/n 22858).

The two Boeing 747

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Tunisair Express Gafsa, Tunis

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for DTTZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for TOE at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ Tozeur–Nefta International Airport at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA)

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