Oujda-Angad Airport

Oujda-Angad Airport is an airport serving Oujda, a city in the Oriental region in Morocco. It is located about north of Oujda and about northeast of Casablanca, near the Algerian border.

History

During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. It was called RAF Oujda and Oujda Airfield. Known units assigned were:

HQ 5th Bombardment Wing, December 1942 – January 1943
HQ 52d Troop Carrier Wing, 8 May – July 1943
68th Reconnaissance Group, November 1942 – 24 March 1943
313th Troop Carrier Group, 9 May – 16 June 1943 Douglas C-47 Skytrain
319th Bombardment Group, 3 March – 25 April 1943 Martin B-26 Marauder
350th Fighter Group, 6 January – 14 February 1943 P-39/P-400 Airacobra

After the Americans moved out their active units in mid-1943, the airport was used as a stopover and landing field for Air Transport Command aircraft on the Casablanca-Algiers transport route. When WWII ended, the control of the airfield was returned to civil authorities.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 06/24 and 13/31 each with an asphalt/bitumen surface and each measuring.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Oujda-Angad Airport:

Traffic statistics

Item	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Movements	3546	3108	3316	3031	2303	2199
Passengers	315,006	242,080	225,444	193,036	180,406	168,385
Cargo	451.09	451.09	202.08	197.14	260.99	618.10