Tetouan Sania Ramel Airport

Sania Ramel International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	GMTN
IATA code	TTU
Coordinates	35 ° 35 '29 " N , 5 ° 19' 43" W Coordinates: 35 ° 35 '29 " N , 5 ° 19' 43" W.
Height above MSL	3 m (10 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	6 km northeast of Tetouan
Basic data
operator	ONDA
surface	1.25 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	14,788 (2006)
Air freight	none (2006)
Flight ; movements	198 (2006)
Capacity ; ( PAX per year)	300,000 passengers
Start-and runway
06/24	2300 m × 45 m asphalt

The Sania Ramel Airport ( IATA code TTU , ICAO code GMTN ) is to Sania Ramel named airport of the Moroccan city of Tetouan . It is located around 60 kilometers southeast of Tangier and around 40 kilometers south of Ceuta . In terms of area, it is one of the smallest in Morocco and is right on the outskirts.

There are no direct connections from German-speaking countries. Jetairfly flies seasonally via Liege to Tetouan. XL Airways , Europe Airpost and Transavia offer other seasonal flights several times a week via Paris and, from March 5, 2013, Corendon Airlines non-stop from Amsterdam .

Location of the airport

The airport of Tetouan is located a good 6 km north-east of Tetouan and south-east of the small town of Martil on the Mediterranean.

history

In Spanish Morocco , the military coup began on July 17, 1936 to overthrow the Spanish government , with the military at Sania Ramel Air Force Base loyal to the Spanish government. After taking the airport, the putschists liquidated the commanding Major Ricardo de la Puente Bahamonde along with other Republicans.

Incidents

On September 11, 1957, a Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.21E of the Spanish Aviaco ( aircraft registration EC-AEH ) was irreparably damaged in a hard landing at Tetouan Airport. All inmates survived.

Individual evidence

^ Antony Beevor, The Spanish Civil War , 2nd edition, ISBN 978-3-442-15492-0 , page 82.
^ Accident report Bristol 170 EC-AEH , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 11, 2018.
^ Derek A. King: The Bristol 170 . Air-Britain (Historians), Staplefield, 2011, ISBN 978-0-85130-405-2 , p. 212.

[1] Antony Beevor, The Spanish Civil War , 2nd edition, ISBN 978-3-442-15492-0 , page 82.

[2] Accident report Bristol 170 EC-AEH , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 11, 2018.

[3] Derek A. King: The Bristol 170 . Air-Britain (Historians), Staplefield, 2011, ISBN 978-0-85130-405-2 , p. 212.