Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | EGSA Alger | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Tamanrasset, Algeria | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,377 m / 4,518 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°48′40″N 05°27′03″E / 22.81111°N 5.45083°ECoordinates: 22°48′40″N 05°27′03″E / 22.81111°N 5.45083°E | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Algeria | |||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 70,515 |
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Passenger change 09–10 | 4.1% |
Aircraft movements | 2,402 |
Movements change 09–10 | 3.8% |
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (French: Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok) (IATA: TMR, ICAO: DAAT), also known as Aguenar Airport or Tamanrasset Airport, is an airport serving Tamanrasset, a city in the Tamanrasset Province of southern Algeria. It is located 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) northwest of the city.
The airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle, and has been used for American military operations.
In the mid-2000s it was extensively upgraded to serve additionally as a military base, with 10 hardened aircraft shelters, aprons, personnel accommodation and other facilities