| Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport | |
| Nativename: | Arabic: مطار الشيخ العربي التبسي |
| Iata: | TEE |
| Icao: | DABS |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Algeria |
| Pushpin Label: | TEE |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Government |
| Location: | Tébessa, Algeria |
| Metric-Elev: | y |
| Elevation-M: | 811 |
| Elevation-F: | 2,661 |
| Coordinates: | 35.4319°N 8.1222°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 11/29 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,000 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9,843 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 12/30 |
| R2-Length-M: | 2,400 |
| R2-Length-F: | 7,874 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2020[1] |
| Stat1-Header: | Passenger volume |
| Stat1-Data: | 12,607 |
| Footnotes: | Sources: Algerian AIP,[2] DAFIF[3] Landings.com[4] |
Cheikh Larbi Tébessa Airport (Arabic: مطار الشيخ العربي التبسي) is a public airport located 1.35NM north of Tébessa, the capital of the Tébessa province (wilaya) in Algeria.
During World War II, the facility was known as Tebessa Airfield. It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It was operationally used by the 31st Fighter Group, which flew Supermarine Spitfires from the airfield between 17 and 21 February 1943. It was also the headquarters of the XII Fighter Command between December 1942 and 12 January 1943.[5]
The airport resides at an elevation of 811m (2,661feet) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 measuring 3000mx45mm (10,000feetx148feetm) and 12/30 which measures 2400mx30mm (7,900feetx100feetm).