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Tamanrasset Airport

Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport
Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok
AeroportTamanrasset.jpg
Summary
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°E / 22.81111; 5.45083Coordinates: 22°48′40″N 05°27′03″E / 22.81111°N 5.45083°E / 22.81111; 5.45083
Map
TMR is located in Algeria
TMR
TMR
Location of airport in Algeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,600 11,800 Asphalt
08/26 3,100 10,170 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 70,515
Passenger change 09–10 Increase4.1%
Aircraft movements 2,402
Movements change 09–10 Decrease3.8%
Sources: AIP,EGSA Alger,DAFIF Landings.com
Passengers 70,515
Passenger change 09–10 Increase4.1%
Aircraft movements 2,402
Movements change 09–10 Decrease3.8%

Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (French: Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok) (IATA: TMRICAO: 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


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