Plage_Blanche_Airport
Tan Tan Airport
Airport
Tan Tan Airport (Arabic: مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض ) (IATA: TTA, ICAO: GMAT), also known as Plage Blanche Airport, is an airport near Tan Tan, a city in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region in Morocco. The airport is used for military and civil aviation.[3]
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tan Tan, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 653 ft / 199 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°26′54″N 011°09′41″W | ||||||||||
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The airport resides at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designate 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 30 metres (6,562 ft × 98 ft).[1] It has the following radio-navigation aids: NDB and VOR. The runway is suitable for light (private) jets and turbo-prop aircraft.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tan Tan Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca |
| Subject | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Passengers | 27 | 1082 | 917 |
| Freight (tons) | 7 | - | - |
| Aircraft movements | 18 | 104 | 132 |
On July 26, 2011, A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed six miles from the airport, where it had planned a stop-over on a flight from Dakhla to Kenitra. All six crew, 60 soldiers, and 12 civilians on board died.[4]
- Airport information for GMAT[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for TTA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- All details and stats from A-Z WorldAirports database: page on Tan Tan Airport, visited 24 July 2008
- Crash leaves 78 dead, 27 July 2011, visited 28 July 2011
