Biskra Airport

Location of Biskra Airport, Algeria

Biskra Ouakda Airport (IATA: BSK, ICAO: DAUB) is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200km south-southwest of Constantine.

[edit] History

During World War II, the airport was known as "Biskra Airfield". It was a major United States Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. Known combat units assigned to the airfield were: HQ, 5th Bombardment Wing (Jan-Mar 1943); 1st Fighter Group (14 Dec 1942-Feb 1943) P-38 Lightning; 97th Bombardment Group (25 Dec 1942-8 Feb 1943) B-17 Flying Fortress; 301st Bombardment Group (16 Dec 1942-17 Jan 1943) B-17 Flying Fortress.^[1][2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Aigle Azur (Paris-Orly)
• Air Algérie (Algiers, Lyon, Paris-Orly) ^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
2. ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
3. ^ Air Algerie, official website

[edit] External links

• Etablissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d’Alger (EGSA Alger)

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