Airport type Public / Military Elevation AMSL 653 ft / 199 m 6,562 Asphalt Code TTA Phone +212 5288-77043 | 03/21 2,000 Address 82000, Morocco Elevation 199 m | |
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Similar Camping Atlantique Tantan, Hôtel KASBA TAN‑TAN, Plage Tantan, Ksar Tafnidilt | ||
Tan Tan Airport (Arabic: مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض ) (IATA: TTA, ICAO: GMAT), 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.
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designate 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 30 metres (6,562 ft × 98 ft). It has the following radio-navigation aids: NDB and VOR. The runway is suitable for light (private) jets and turbo-prop aircraft.
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