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| Blida Airport |
| IATA: QLD – ICAO: DAAB |
| Summary |
| Location |
Blida |
| Elevation AMSL |
535 ft / 163 m |
| Coordinates |
36°30′N 2°49′E / 36.50°N 2.81°E / 36.50; 2.81Coordinates: 36°30′N 2°49′E / 36.50°N 2.81°E / 36.50; 2.81 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 07/25 |
5,833 |
1,777 |
Asphalt |
Blida Airport is an airport in Blida, Algeria (IATA: QLD, ICAO: DAAB).
On November 8th, 1942, during World War II, the airport was taken by the British 11th Infantry Brigade. The event was part of the Operation Torch of the North African Campaign.
Major A. Peter Dewey, America's first Vietnam casualty, departed from the airport on a parachuting mission to South Western France, while serving as a Lieutenant at the Air Transport Command in August 10, 1944. With his company was Jack Hemingway, the son of writer Ernest Hemingway, who, unusually, strapped a fishing rod to his leg before parachuting in.
References and notes
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| General Info
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| Country |
Algeria
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| ICAO ID |
DAAB
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| Latitude |
36.503613
36° 30' 13.01" N
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| Longitude |
2.814167
002° 48' 51.00" E
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| Elevation |
535 feet
163 meters
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| Type |
Military
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° W (05/06)
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 07/25 |
5833 x 150 feet
1778 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
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