| Skikda Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: SKI – ICAO: DABP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Algeria | ||
| Coordinates | 36°51′43.66″N 006°57′03.14″E / 36.8621278°N 6.9508722°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4413 (est) | 1337 (est) | concrete | |
| Source:World Aero Data [1] | |||
Skikda Airport is an airport in Algeria (IATA: SKI, ICAO: DABP), located approximately 5km east-southeast of Skikda; about 60km north-northeast of Algeria.
The airport is not used anymore. The area is now used as a storage for construction materials.
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 Nov-10 Dec 1943
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