Tan Tan Airport ( ) , 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.All details and stats from A-Z WorldAirports database: page on Tan Tan Airport, visited 24 July 2008
Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designate 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring . It has the following radio-navigation aids: NDB and VOR. The runway is suitable for light (private) jets and turbo-prop aircraft.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tan Tan Airport:
Statistics Subject 2003 2005 2006 Passengers 27 1082 917 Freight (tons) 7 - - Aircraft movements 18 104 132
Accidents and incidents On 26 July 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.Crash leaves 78 dead , 27 July 2011, visited 28 July 2011
References
External links
Accident history for TTA at Aviation Safety Network