Boufarik Airport (ICAO: DAAK) is a military airport near Boufarik, Algeria. It is the home base for the Air Transport fleet of the Algerian Air Force.
Boufarik Air Base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Boufarik, Algeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 m / 335 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°32′45″N 2°52′34″E / 36.54583°N 2.87611°E | ||||||||||
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  Boufarik Air Base Location of airport in Algeria | |||||||||||
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The based aircraft are Beechcraft 1900, EADS CASA C-295, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Ilyushin Il-76. It has the 2e Escadre de Transport Tactique et Logistique and the 7e Escadre de Transport Tactique et de Ravitaillement en vol homebased.[4]
History
On 3 May 1943, Charles de Gaulle landed at Boufarik airport, flying in from Gibraltar. He would remain based in Algeria until mid-1944 and the Liberation of France.[5]
On 11 April 2018, an Ilyushin Il-76 operated by the Algerian Air Force crashed just after takeoff from this airport, killing about 257 passengers on board.[citation needed]
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External links
- "DAAK @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com.
- OurAirports - Boufarik