Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Explained

Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
Nativename:French: Aéroport International de Monastir–Habib Bourguiba
Nativename-A:Arabic: مطار الحبيب بورقيبة الدولي
Image2-Width:250
Iata:MIR
Icao:DTMB
Pushpin Map:Tunisia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tunisia
Pushpin Label:MIR
Pushpin Label Position:right
Hub:Nouvelair
Type:Public
Operator:TAV Airports Holding
City-Served:Monastir, Tunisia
Elevation-F:9
Elevation-M:3
Website:habibbourguibaairport.com
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:2,903
R1-Length-F:9,524
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,560,000
Footnotes:Source: List of the busiest airports in Africa, DAFIF[1]

Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (French: link=no|Aéroport International de Monastir–Habib Bourguiba, AIMHB, Arabic: مطار الحبيب بورقيبة الدولي) is an airport serving Monastir and Sousse areas in Tunisia.[2] The Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA) awarded the management of the airport to TAV Airports Holding in March 2007.[3] The airport is named after former president Habib Bourguiba, who was born in Monastir.

History

During World War II, the airport was known as Monastir Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force 81st Fighter Group during the North African Campaign. The 81st flew P-39 Airacobras from the airfield between 26 May and 10 August 1943.

Overview

The airport activity mainly serves tourists coming to visit Monastir, Sousse and the surrounding resorts (Monastir-Skanes and Port El Kantaoui in particular). Almost all charter flights are concentrated within the tourist season. The main airlines operating currently at the airport are Nouvelair and Tunisair. With a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year, the terminal covers 28,000 m2. The airport led the country in terms of traffic with 4,279,802 passengers in 2007.

Like all Tunisian airports, the airport was originally managed by the Office of Civil Aviation and Airports (OACA). However, in January 2008, it came under the management of the Turkish consortium TAV Airports Holding for a period of 40 years, under the concession.

Airlines and destinations

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

Access

The airport is served by trains on the electrified, metre-gauge Sahel Metro line and between Sousse and Gare Habib Bourguiba Monastir.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for DTMB. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DTMB. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. http://www.oaca.nat.tn/english/div_horizontal_monastir_airport_eng.htm Monastir – Habib Bourguiba International Airport
  3. Web site: TAV: Monastir Airport will remain open and continue serving passengers . 4 February 2012 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000723/http://www.enfidhahammametairport.com/en-EN/pressroom/Pages/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?pid=2 . dead .