Ghriss Airport Explained

Ghriss Airport
Iata:MUW
Icao:DAOV
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Algeria
Pushpin Label:MUW
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
City-Served:Mascara, Algeria
Location:Ghriss, Algeria
Elevation-F:1,686
Elevation-M:514
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:5,577
R1-Length-M:1,700
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source:World Aero Data

Ghriss Airport is a civilian airport in Ghriss, Mascara Province, Algeria, located 2.7nmi southwest of the town of Ghriss, Algeria.

World War II

During World War II, the facility was known as "Thiersville Airfield". It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, which flew C-47 Skytrain transports from the airfield between May and June 1943.

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