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Coordinates: 36°49′20″N 007°48′34″E / 36.82222°N 7.80944°E / 36.82222; 7.80944
Rabah Bitat Airport
El Mellah Airport |
| IATA: AAE – ICAO: DABB |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
EGSA-Constantine |
| Serves |
Annaba, Algeria |
| Elevation AMSL |
5 m / 16 ft |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 01/19 |
3,000 |
9,843 |
Asphalt |
| 05/23 |
2,290 |
7,513 |
Asphalt |
| Sources: AIP and DAFIF |
Rabah Bitat Airport (IATA: AAE, ICAO: DABB), formerly known as Les Salines Airport, and popularly as El Mellah Airport is an international airport located 9 km south of Annaba, a city in Algeria. It is named after Rabah Bitat, a president of Algeria (1978-1979). Facilities
Terminal
The terminal has an annual capacity of 500,000 passengers.
A project to build a new international terminal has been awarded to the Egyptian company Arab Contractor. The terminal should be completed in 2007, leaving the existing one for hajj flights and peak season charters to Europe.
StatisticsAirlines and destinations
- Aigle Azur (Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly)
- Air Algérie (Algiers, Lyons, Marseille, Paris-Orly)
World War II
During World War II the airport was known as Bone Airfield, and was used by the German Luftwaffe. Later captured by the United States Army, the USAAF Twelfth Air Force in the Western Desert Campaign in 1942-1943.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Algeria
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| ICAO ID |
DABB
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| Time |
UTC+1
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| Latitude |
36.822225
36° 49' 20.01" N
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| Longitude |
7.809167
007° 48' 33.00" E
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| Elevation |
16 feet
5 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° E (05/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Alternate Name |
RABAH BITAT
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| Near City |
Rabah Bitat
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.7
119.7
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| APP |
119.0
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 01/19 |
9843 x 148 feet
3000 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
063FDWT |
YES
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| 05/23 |
7513 x 148 feet
2290 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
051FDWT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
ANB |
ANNABA |
082X |
113.5 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
ANB |
ANNABA |
- |
366 |
At Field |
-
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
(NC-100,A1)
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0700-1500Z.
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| RSTD |
NORDO proh.
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