Zenata Airport
Encyclopedia
Zenata - Messali El Hadj Airport is a public airport
located 11.87 NM southwest of Tlemcen
, the capital of the Tlemcen
province (wilaya) in Algeria
. It is also known as Leïla Sebbar
Airport.
of 248 metres (814 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 07/25 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2600 by 45 m (8,530.2 by 147.6 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 11.87 NM southwest of Tlemcen
Tlemcen
Tlemcen is a town in Northwestern Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is located inland in the center of a region known for its olive plantations and vineyards...
, the capital of the Tlemcen
Tlemcen Province
Tlemcen is a province in northwestern Algeria. The Tlemcen National Park is located there.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 20 districts , which are further divided into 53 communes or municipalities....
province (wilaya) in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. It is also known as Leïla Sebbar
Leila Sebbar
Leïla Sebbar is an Algerian author, born on 9 November 1941 to the daughter of a French mother and an Algerian father. She spent her youth in colonial Algeria but now lives in Paris...
Airport.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 248 metres (814 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 07/25 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2600 by 45 m (8,530.2 by 147.6 ).