Borj El Amri Airport

Borj El Amri Airport is a small airport near Borj El Amri, a city in the Manouba Governorate of Tunisia. The airport is located southwest of Tunis and has a functional asphalt runway. The airport is used as a training site for the Aviation School of Borj El Amri, belonging to the Tunisian Ministry of Defense.

World War II

During World War II, the airport was known as Massicault Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African Campaign. Known units assigned were:

2d Bombardment Group, 31 Jul-2 Dec 1943, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
320th Bombardment Group, 29 Jun-28 Jul 1943, Martin B-26 Marauder
68th Reconnaissance Group, Oct-Nov 1943, Lockheed F-4/F-5 Lightning