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| name = Sania Ramel Airport
{{Infobox Film
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| name = Flight of the Phoenix (<small>2004</small>)
| IATA = TTU
| image = Flightofthephoenix.PNG
| caption =
| ICAO = GMTN
| type = Public
| director = [[John Moore (movie director)|John Moore]]
| owner =
| writer = [[Scott Frank]],<br>[[Edward Burns]]
| operator = [[ONDA (Morocco)|ONDA]]
| starring = [[Dennis Quaid]],<br>[[Tyrese Gibson]],<br>[[Giovanni Ribisi]], <br>[[Tony Curran]]
| city-served =
| producer = [[William Aldrich (producer)|William Aldrich]]
| location = [[Tetouan]], [[Morocco]]
| distributor = [[20th Century-Fox]]
| elevation-f = 190
| budget = ~ US$45,000,000
| elevation-m = 58
| released = [[17 December]] [[2004]] (<small>USA</small>)
| coordinates = {{coord|29|22|08|N|010|10|49|W|type:airport}}
| runtime = 113 [[Minute|min]]
| language = English
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| imdb_id = 0377062
| r1-number =
| }}
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'''''Flight of the Phoenix''''' is a [[2004 in film|2004]] remake of the [[1965]] film [[The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)|of the same name]], based on [[The Flight of the Phoenix|the book of the same name]]. The film opened in the US on [[December 17th]].
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'''Sania Ramel Airport''' {{airport codes|TTU|GMTN}} is an airport in [[Tetouan]], [[Morocco]].
==Plot==
When an Amacor [[oil rig]] in the [[Gobi Desert]] of [[Mongolia]] proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns ([[Dennis Quaid|Quaid]]) and copilot "A.J." ([[Tyrese Gibson|Gibson]]) are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to [[Beijing]], a major [[dust storm]] forces them to ditch their [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]] in an uncharted area of the desert. Their cargo consists of used parts and tools from the rig, the rig's crew, and Elliot ([[Giovanni Ribisi|Ribisi]]), a lone drifter. On the way down, the plane is damaged beyond repair, one crew member, Kyle, falls to his death out the plane's damaged cargo hatch, and two others, Dr. Gerber ([[Paul Ditchfield|Ditchfield]]) and Newman ([[Martin Hindy|Hindy]]), die from trauma inflicted by turbulence and impact.


==Airlines and destinations==
When the storm ends and the dust settles, it becomes apparent that they are 200 miles off course with only one month's worth of water available. Davis ([[Jared Padalecki|Padalecki]]) goes out and gets lost, dies and is not found by his crew. When the rest of the group realizes that he has disappeared, they are shaken up by it and morale drops. When more decide to try leaving, Towns stops them and declares "no-one else dies." At first they decide, with the counsel of Captain Towns, to just sit and await rescue. However, after surveying the situation and realizing that their value to Amacor is less than they had originally believed, they reconsider and are pitched a radical idea by Elliot, who claims to be an aircraft designer: rebuild the remains of their C-119 into a new, functional plane. Towns initially refuses, which causes Liddle to wander off on his own out of protest. When the others attempt to go in search of him, Towns stops them and tries to make them stay put. Kelly then tosses his own words back at him, and he decides to find Liddle on his own. Taking only a small canteen of water, he sets off following the footsteps left in the sand. After a long while, with the desert taking its toll on him, he comes across a valley littered with fresh debris. This turns out to be cargo from the plane which had been dropped when the tail was cut open. Among the debris, he discovers the stripped body of Kyle, full of bullet wounds with shell casings clustered on the ground near him. At this point, Liddle appears to Towns and explains that someone had already been there and took the watch that Kyle won from him in a poker match.
*[[Régional CAE|Régional]] (Marseille, Toulouse)
*[[Royal Air Maroc]] (Casablanca)
**[[Royal Air Maroc]] operated by [[Regional Air Lines]] (Casablanca)
*[[XL Airways France]] (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)


==Navigation==
They struggle for several weeks through dust storms, lack of water, and fighting amongst the group. They christen it "The Phoenix" after the [[Phoenix (mythology)|legendary bird]]. Soon enough it's revealed that Elliot's aircraft design experience has, to this point, been restricted to the design of model aeroplanes. The problems grow when a group of bandits camp nearby and when the survivors attempt to communicate, the bandits kill Rodney ([[Tony Curran|Curran]]) and are killed in a short, fierce skirmish when ambushed by Towns. However, they eventually are able to construct the new aircraft and take off barely in time to escape a larger group of bandit attackers.
The single runway 06/24 is 2300 meter long and can receuve aircraft up to the size of a [[Boeing 737]] or [[Airbus 320]].


==Statistics==
Through a series of photos, we see what became of the crew when they made it back to civilization. All have been revitalized by the experience: Towns and A.J. start their own airline (appropriately named Phoenix), Sammi and his wife start their own restaurant (Jeremy and Rady are there to celebrate), Liddle is reunited with his wife and kids, Ian becomes a professional golfer, Kelly is working at an ocean oil rig and Elliot wears a flight suit on a magazine cover with the headline "[[NASA]]'s New Hope?"


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==Cast==
! Subject<ref>Statistics from [http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a2120sii.cfm A-Z Worldairports] database, visited on [[23 July]],[[2008]]</ref> || 2003 || 2004 || 2005 || 2006 || 2007 || 2008
As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):<ref name= "credits">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377062/fullcredits Flight of the Phoenix (2004) Full credits]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Actor !! Role
|-
|-
| Passengers || 1.065 || 13.138 || 10.948 || 14.788 || 18.979 || 34.010
|[[Dennis Quaid]] || Frank Towns
|-
|-
| Aircraft movements || 110 || 188 || 152 || 198 || 297 || 556
|[[Tyrese Gibson]] || A.J.
|-
|[[Giovanni Ribisi]] || Elliott
|-
|[[Miranda Otto]] || Kelly Johnson
|-
|[[Tony Curran]] || Rodney
|-
|[[Kirk Jones]] || Jeremy
|-
|[[Jacob Vargas]] || Sammi
|-
|[[Hugh Laurie]] || Ian
|-
|[[Scott Michael Campbell]] || Liddle
|-
|[[Kevork Malikyan]] || Rady
|-
|[[Jared Padalecki]] || John Davis
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|[[Paul Ditchfield]] || Dr. Gerber
|-
|[[Martin Hindy]] || Newman
|-
|Bob Brown || Kyle
|-
|[[Anthony Wong (Australian actor)|Anthony Wong]] || Lead Smuggler
|}
|}


==Links and references==
==Production==
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The film was shot on location in [[Namibia]]. A ferry sank during transportation of a major set piece across a river forcing the river bottom salvage of the aircraft fuselage. The "Making Of" featurette on the [[DVD]] shows director [[John Moore (movie director)|John Moore]] losing his temper (at times violently) at the cast and crew of this film.
[[Category:Airports in Morocco]]

Four aircraft were used during the film:
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119G]], N15501 - flying shots.'' (still flies as of 2006)
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119F]], BuNo.131700 / N3267U - desert wreck.''
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119F]], BuNo.131691 - Phoenix film prop.''
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119F]], BuNo.131706 - Phoenix film prop.''
*A "Phoenix" that could be taxied but not flown was built for closeups. The ""Phoenix"" flying scenes version were done using a radio controlled model and computer graphics. (For the 1965 version of the film, a flying "Phoenix" was built. The resulting aircraft wasn't structurally strong and crashed killing stuntman [[Paul Mantz]].) <ref> O'Leary 2004, p. 37.</ref>

During the filming of ''Flight of the Phoenix'' [[Jared Padalecki]] flipped his vehicle and reportedly thought he was dead.

==Reception ==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film was disliked with a "rotten" rating of 29%. The film had 33 fresh ratings, and 79 rotten ratings, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The main criticism was that it was very similar to the original. John Anderson from [[Newsday]] said, "if you've seen the original, there's absolutely no difference in what happens. And very little reason to check it out." Scott Brown from [[Entertainment Weekly]] gave a good review, saying "refreshingly, it's actually about action, albeit arbitrary action, and how it defines us and keeps us alive."

== See also ==
* [[Coffman engine starter]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{reflist}}
===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* O'Leary, Michael. "By Box to Darkest Africa." ''Air Classics'' Volume 40, No. 3, March 2004.
* ''Flight of the Phoenix'' (2004) DVD. Beverley Hills, California: 20th Century Fox (Release date: [[1 March]] [[2005]].).
{{refend}}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0377062|title=The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)}}
* [http://www.flightofthephoenix.com/ Official ''Flight of the Phoenix'' site]
* [http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/videos/planecrashes.aspx?film=8&src=jb40 "Flight of the Phoenix" Clip] Crash Scene
* [http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/flight_of_the_phoenix/ The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]


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Revision as of 15:19, 11 October 2008

Sania Ramel Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorONDA
LocationTetouan, Morocco
Elevation AMSL190 ft / 58 m
Coordinates29°22′08″N 010°10′49″W / 29.36889°N 10.18028°W / 29.36889; -10.18028
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
1,000 3,281 Asphalt

Sania Ramel Airport (IATA: TTU, ICAO: GMTN) is an airport in Tetouan, Morocco.

Airlines and destinations

Navigation

The single runway 06/24 is 2300 meter long and can receuve aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 737 or Airbus 320.

Statistics

Subject[1] 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Passengers 1.065 13.138 10.948 14.788 18.979 34.010
Aircraft movements 110 188 152 198 297 556

Links and references

  1. ^ Statistics from A-Z Worldairports database, visited on 23 July,2008


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