Skikda Airport was an airport in Algeria , located approximately 5 km east of Skikda; about 60 km north-northeast of Constantine.
The asphalt runway was closed sometime prior to 2004. The area is overbuilt and used as storage for construction materials.
World War II During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. The 310th Bombardment Group flew B-25 Mitchells from the airfield between 10 November-10 December 1943.
See also
Transport in Algeria List of airports in Algeria
References
Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .
USAFHRA search for Philippeville Airfield Google Earth Historical Imagery
External links Accident history for SKI at Aviation Safety Network