Ain Beida Airport (french: Aéroport de Ouargla / Ain Beida
) , also known as Ouargla Airport,
is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
serving
Ouargla
Ouargla (Berber: Wargrən, ar, ورقلة) is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing petroleum industry and hosts one of Algeria's universities, the University of Ouargla. The commune o ...
, a city in the
Ouargla Province
Ouargla or Warqla ( ar, ولاية ورقلة) is a province ('' wilaya'') in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.
History
In the past Ou ...
of eastern
Algeria
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. It is located southeast of the city.
The airport is in the
Sahara Desert
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, about 540 km southeast of
Algiers.
The Ourgla (OUR)
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the sla ...
and Ourgla (OU)
Non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
navigational aids are north of and aligned with the runways.
Airlines and destinations
World War II
During World War II the airport was known as Sedrata Airfield, and was used by the United States
Twelfth Air Force
The Twelfth Air Force (12 AF; Air Forces Southern, (AFSOUTH)) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
The command is the air component to ...
in the
Western Desert Campaign in 1942–1943. Known units assigned to the airfield were:
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17th Bombardment Group
The 17th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The group was last stationed at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
The Group is a direct successor to the 17th Pursuit Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the ...
, 10 May-23 Jun 1943,
B-17 Flying Fortress
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319th Bombardment Group, 1-26 Jun 1943,
B-26 Marauder
References
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Airports in Algeria
World War II airfields in Algeria
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria
Buildings and structures in Ouargla Province
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