Monastir airport
| Habib Bourguiba International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | DTMB |
| IATA code | ME |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 3 m (10 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km from Monastir |
| Street | C 92 |
| Local transport | Métro du Sahel |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1968 |
| operator | TAV Airports Holding |
| surface | 199.5 ha |
| Terminals | 2 (1 cargo, 1 passenger terminal) |
| Passengers | 4,253,598 (2006) |
| Air freight | 349 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
35,154 (2006) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
3.5 million |
| Start-and runway | |
| 07/25 | 2950 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Monastir Airport is the international airport of the Tunisian city of Monastir . It is named after the Tunisian state founder Habib Bourguiba and was mainly served by charter airlines until 2011 . In 2007, the Turkish company TAV Airports Holding was awarded the contract to operate the airport from January 1, 2008 as part of a tender. The most important tourist airport in Tunisia until 2011, it has lost much of its importance after the opening of Enfidha Airport .
The airport has a train stop for the Tunisian state railway SNCFT and is served by the so-called Métro du Sahel .
There have been no serious incidents in the history of the airport.
Airlines
The private airline Nouvelair Tunisie is based at the airport .
Web links
Commons : Monastir Airport - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Worldwide Airport Traffic Statistics 2006. (PDF; 720 KB) Airports Council International , December 2006, archived from the original on October 8, 2007 ; accessed on March 4, 2015 .
- ^ Aviation Safety Network Monastir Airport