- Relizane Airport
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Relizane Airport IATA: QZN – ICAO: DAAZ Summary Airport type Public Location Algeria Elevation AMSL 282 ft / 86 m Coordinates 35°45′06.28″N 000°37′37.04″E / 35.7517444°N 0.6269556°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 4,265 1,300 Asphalt Source:World Aero Data [1] Relizane Airport (IATA: QZN, ICAO: DAAZ) is a civilian airport in Algeria, located 12.5 KM West-Northwest of Zemmora (Relizane); about 235 km west-southwest of Algeria. It is used by general aviation, with no scheduled commercial air service.
World War II
During World War II, it was a major Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps, used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, flying C-47 Skytrain aircraft from the field between 27 November 1942 and May 1943.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
External links
- Accident history for QZN at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for DAAZ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for DAAZ at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for DAAZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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