Tan Tan Airport
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Tan Tan Airport مطار طانطان الشاطئ الأبيض Plage Blanche Airport |
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tan Tan, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 653 ft / 199 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°26′54″N 011°09′41″W / 28.44833°N 11.16139°W | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
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
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