Tan Tan Airport

Tan Tan Airport, also known as Plage Blanche Airport, is an airport near Tan Tan, a city in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region in Morocco. The airport is used for military and civil aviation.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designate 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring. It has the following radio-navigation aids: NDB and VOR. The runway is suitable for light jets and turbo-prop aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tan Tan Airport:

Accidents and incidents

On 26 July 2011 a Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed six miles from the airport, where it had planned a stop-over on a flight from Dakhla to Kenitra. All six crew, 60 soldiers, and 12 civilians on board died.