Angads Airport
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Oujda Angads Airport (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (Template:Comma separated entries) is an airport serving Oujda,[1] a city in the Oriental region in Morocco. it is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Oujda and about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Casablanca, near the Algerian border.
History
During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. It was called RAF Oujda and 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 Airacobra
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 Casablanca-Algiers transport route. When WWII ended, the control of the airfield was returned to civil authorities.
Facilities
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Oujda-Angads Airport: Template:Airport-dest-list
Traffic statistics
| Item[5] | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movements[6] | 3546 | 3108 | 3316 | 3031 | 2303 | 2199 |
| Passengers[7] | 315,006 | 242,080 | 225,444 | 193,036 | 180,406 | 168,385 |
| Cargo (metric tons)[8] | 451.09 | 451.09 | 202.08 | 197.14 | 260.99 | 618.10 |
References
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- ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. Template:ISBN.
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