- Ghriss Airport
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Ghriss Airport IATA: MUW – ICAO: DAOV Location of airport in Algeria
MUWSummary Airport type Public Location Algeria Elevation AMSL 1,686 ft / 514 m Coordinates 35°12′27.81″N 000°08′49.71″E / 35.207725°N 0.1471417°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 5,577 1,700 Asphalt Source:World Aero Data [1] Ghriss Airport is a civilian airport in Mascara Province, Algeria, located 41.7 KM North of Saida. (IATA: MUW, ICAO: DAOV).
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World War II
During World War II, the facility was known as "Thiersville Airfield". It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, which flew C-47 Skytrain transports from the airfield between May and June 1943.
Airline and destination
Airlines Destinations Air Algérie Algiers 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 MUV at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for DAOV at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for DAOV at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for DAOV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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Categories:- Airports in Algeria
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