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| [[Tunisair]] | [[Port Bouet Airport|Abidjan]], [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Bamako-Sénou International Airport|Bamako]], [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Al Abraq International Airport|Beida]], [[Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport|Belgrade]], [[Benina International Airport|Benghazi]], [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]], [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]], [[Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport|Dakar]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Geneva International Airport|Geneva]], [[Istanbul-Atatürk]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait]], [[Lille Airport|Lille]], [[Lisbon Portela Airport|Lisbon]], [[London-Heathrow]], [[Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport|Lyon]], [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]], [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]], [[Milan-Malpensa]], [[Misrata Airport|Misurata]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]], [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]], [[Nouakchott International Airport|Nouakchott]], [[Oran Es Sénia Airport|Oran]], [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou]], [[Falcone–Borsellino Airport|Palermo]], [[Paris-Orly]], [[Rome-Fiumicino]], [[Sabha Airport|Sebha]], [[Strasbourg Airport|Strasbourg]], [[Tobruk Airport|Tobruk]], [[Toulouse – Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]], [[Tripoli International Airport|Tripoli]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice-Marco Polo]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]]<ref>[http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/TU/TUN "Tunisair (TU) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013]</ref> |
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| [[TunisAir Express]] | [[Djerba–Zarzis International Airport|Djerba]], [[Malta International Airport|Malta]], [[Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport|Monastir]], [[Naples Airport|Naples]], [[Sfax–Thyna International Airport|Sfax]], [[Tozeur–Nefta International Airport|Tozeur]]<ref>[http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/UG/TUN "Tunisair Express (UG) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013]</ref> |
| [[TunisAir Express]] | [[Djerba–Zarzis International Airport|Djerba]], [[Gabès – Matmata International Airport|Gabès]], [[Gafsa – Ksar International Airport|Gafsa]], [[Malta International Airport|Malta]], [[Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport|Monastir]], [[Naples Airport|Naples]], [[Sfax–Thyna International Airport|Sfax]], [[Tozeur–Nefta International Airport|Tozeur]]<ref>[http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/UG/TUN "Tunisair Express (UG) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013]</ref> |
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| [[Turkish Airlines]]| [[Istanbul-Atatürk]]<ref>[http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/TK/TUN "Turkish Airlines (TK) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013]</ref> |
| [[Turkish Airlines]]| [[Istanbul-Atatürk]]<ref>[http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/TK/TUN "Turkish Airlines (TK) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013]</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:16, 24 January 2014
Tunis–Carthage Airport Aéroport international de Tunis-Carthage مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||
Location | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Tunis–Carthage Airport (French: Aéroport de Tunis-Carthage, Arabic: مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي, IATA: TUN, ICAO: DTTA) is the international airport serving Tunis in Tunisia.[4]
The airport is named for the historic city of Carthage, located just east of the airport. It is the base of operations for four airlines: Tunisair, Nouvelair Tunisia, Tunisair Express and Tunisavia.
All ground handling is provided by Tunisair Handling, a 100% subsidiary of Tunisair, and security services are provided by the Police and the Customs.
The airport is served by bus lines and taxis, but not by a railway (the L'Aéroport station on the TGM suburban rail line does not actually serve it, being several miles distant).
History
The history of the airport dates back to 1920 when the first seaplane base in Tunisia was built on the Lake of Tunis for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale.[5] The Tunis Airfield opened in 1938, serving around 5,800 passengers annually on the Paris-Tunis route.[6] Construction on the Tunis-Carthage Airport, which was fully funded by France, began in 1944, and in 1948 the airport become the main hub for Tunisair. The airline started operations with Douglas DC-3s flying from Tunis-Carthage Airport to Marseille, Ajaccio, Bastia, Algiers, Rome, Sfax, Djerba, and Tripoli. Several other French airlines presently serve the airport, including Aigle Azur with a stop in Tunis on the Paris-Brazzaville route, and TAI (Intercontinental Air Transport) with a stop in Tunis on its Paris-Saigon route. The passenger traffic has grown steadily since 1951 when 56,400 passengers were carried, 33,400 of them by Air France.[6] In 1997 the airport terminal was expanded to Template:Unit area. The terminal, consisting of two floors (departure and arrival) and has a capacity of 4,400,000 passengers per year. In 2005 the terminal was expanded another Template:Unit area, and now has a capacity of 500,000 more passengers annually. On 23 September 2006 a new terminal opened for charter flights.
World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Air Force Twelfth Air Force during the Italian Campaign in 1943 as a headquarters and command control base. The following known units were assigned:[7]
- HQ, 87th Fighter Group, 22 November-14 December 1943
- 3d Reconnaissance Group, 13 June-8 December 1943, F-4/F-5 Lightning
- 5th Reconnaissance Group, 8 September-8 December 1943, F-4/F-5 Lightning
Once the combat units moved to Italy, Air Transport Command used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It functioned as a stopover en route to Algiers airport or to Mellaha Field near Tripoli on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route, Later, as the Allied forces advanced, it also flew personnel and cargo to Naples, Italy.
Other facilities
The Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA) has its head office on the airport property.[8]
Airlines and destinations
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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at Tunis–Carthage International Airport:
Accidents and incidents
On 7 May 2002, EgyptAir Flight 843, a Boeing 737 from Cairo crashed 4 miles from Tunis–Carthage International Airport. 14 of the 62 people on board were killed.
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for TUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Africa
- ^ Tunis–Carthage International Airport at Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports (OACA)
- ^ Philippe Bonnichon; Pierre Gény; Jean Nemo (2012). Présences françaises outre-mer, XVIe-XXIe siècles. KARTHALA Editions. p. 453. ISBN 978-2-8111-0737-6.
- ^ a b Encyclopedie Mensuelle d'Outre-mer Staff (1954). Tunisia 54. Negro Universities Press. p. 166.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ "Welcome to the OACA." Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority. Retrieved on 26 January 2011. "GENERAL DIRECTION and SOCIAL HEAD OFFICE International Airport Tunis-Carthage BP 137 et 147- 1080 TUNIS CEDEX – TELEX 13809 – OACA RC 871."
- ^ "Afriqiyah Airways (8U) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Air Algerie (AH) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Alitalia (AZ) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "EgyptAir (MS) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Emirates (EK) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Germanwings (4U) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper,net, accessed 2 September 2013
- ^ "Libyan Airlines (LN) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Lufthansa (LH) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Qatar Airways (QR) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Royal Air Maroc (AT) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Royal Jordanian (RJ) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Saudi Airlines (SV) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Syphax Airlines (FS) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Transavia France (TO) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Tunisair (TU) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Tunisair Express (UG) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- ^ "Turkish Airlines (TK) flights from Tunis (TUN)", Flightmapper.net, accessed 20 August 2013
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency