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Boukhalef Airport
Airport Directory » Morocco » Tangier » Boukhalef AirportTangier-Boukhalef Airport, (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is turn up near Tangier, Morocco. It is named after the famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta. The airport is being spread out and will get bigger, including more voyages and traffic. This is division of Tangier's rapid development and modernisation labors.
The airport dealt over 475.000 riders in the yr 2008.
The airport is evidenced by ISO 9001/2000 characteristic criterion.
Runway points
The airport has 2 landing track but only the longer landing track is in active agent use and 07/25 is closed. The 3500 metre long landing track 10/28 is open and is capable of care all sizes of aircraft up to the size of it of a Boeing 747 and Airbus A380-800.
Aircraft stand up area aggregative 40.640 m² offering infinite for 4 Boeing 737, one B-747, one Boeing 757 and 3 Airbus A320. For little trade 2 committed subdivisions are portioned.
Navigation
The airport has an ILS position (Loc - Glide - DME) and offers the coming after radionavigational helps: VOR – DME – NDB
PAPI visible radiation available for landing track 10/28 for draw close from either way.
Statistics
| Traffic | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 484 391 | 365.750 | 292.599 | 262.698 | 256.149 | 259.466 | 268.829 |
| Aircraft motilities | 5485 | 5991 | 6179 | 7092 | 7496 | 7422 | 7361 |
| Freight (short ton) | 524,79 | 628,73 | 621,57 | 359,78 | 533,14 | 495,78 | 417,20 |
Serious accidents regarding airport
One rider pop off on a domestic voyage to Casablanca on October 13, 1953. During initial climb up from Tanger the aeroplane encoutered unknown jobs and made an emergency districting on a beach. The trade was damaged beyond fix.
On 23 December 1971, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on rent to Royal Air Maroc crashed near the airport after the airplane pilot turned to a fault far to the East in his draw close to landing track 28. In dark and rainy statuses the aeroplane passed over unsafe terrain and crashed into mountains. All 106 on board expired.
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