Angads Airport
| Angads Airport مطار وجدة أنجاد Oujda Angads Airport |
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IATA: OUD – ICAO: GMFO
 OUD
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | ONDA | ||
| Serves | Oujda, Morocco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,535 ft / 468 m | ||
| Coordinates | 34°47′14″N 001°55′26″W / 34.78722°N 1.92389°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06/24 | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt/Bitumen |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Angads Airport (مطار وجدة أنجاد) (IATA: OUD, ICAO: GMFO) is an airport serving Oujda,[1] a city in the Oriental region in Morocco. Also known as Oujda Angads Airport, it is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Oujda and about 600 kilometres (373 mi) northeast of Casablanca, near the Algerian border.
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[edit] History
During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. It was called Oujda Airfield Known units assigned were:
- HQ 5th Bombardment Wing, December 1942-January 1943
- HQ 52d Troop Carrier Wing, 8 May-July 1943
- 68th Reconnaissance Group, November 1942-24 March 1943, (Various photo-reconnaissance aircraft)
- 313th Troop Carrier Group, 9 May-16 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
- 319th Bombardment Group, 3 March-25 April 1943, B-26 Marauder
- 350th Fighter Group, 6 January-14 February 1943, P-39/P-400 Aircobra
After the Americans moved out their active units in mid-1943, the airport was used as a stopover and landing field for Air Transport Command aircraft on the Caablanca-Algiers transport route. When the war ended, control of the airfield was returned to civil authorities. [3] [4] [5]
[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,535 feet (468 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt/bitumen surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 × 148 ft).[1]
(begins 2 July)
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Helvetic Airways | Berne [begins 2 July 2012], Geneva [Begins 02 July 2012] |
| Jet4you | Paris-Orly |
| Jetairfly | Brussels South-Charleroi |
| Royal Air Maroc | Amsterdam, Casablanca, Marseille, Paris-Orly |
| RAM Express | Casablanca |
| Ryanair | Brussels South-Charleroi, Marseille [begins 27 March 2012] |
| Strategic Airlines | Seasonal: Amsterdam [resumes 26 June 2012] |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels [resumes 8 June 2012] |
| Transavia.com France | Paris-Orly |
[edit] Traffic statistics
| Item[6] | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Movements[7] | 3546 | 3108 | 3316 | 3031 | 2303 | 2199 |
| Passengers[8] | 315,006 | 242,080 | 225,444 | 193,036 | 180,406 | 168,385 |
| Cargo (metric tons)[9] | 451.09 | 451.09 | 202.08 | 197.14 | 260.99 | 618.10 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Airport information for GMFO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for OUD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. - ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5.
- ^ 2007 statistics Source: ONDA PDF-Document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from Statistics Movements, PDF document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from Overview passengers stats MA, PDF document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from freight stats, PDF document
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