Tan Tan Airport
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Tan Tan Airport (Template:Langx ) (Template:Comma separated entries), 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.[1]
Facilities
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tan Tan Airport: Template:Airport-dest-list
Statistics
| Subject | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 27 | 1082 | 917 |
| Freight (tons) | 7 | - | - |
| Aircraft movements | 18 | 104 | 132 |
Accidents and incidents
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.[3]
References
- ↑ All details and stats from A-Z WorldAirports database: page on Tan Tan Airport, visited 24 July 2008
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- ↑ Crash leaves 78 dead, 27 July 2011, visited 28 July 2011