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{{Short description|International airport serving Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox airport | name = Tunis–Carthage International Airport | nativename-a = {{lang|ar|مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي}} | nativename = {{small|''Aéroport international de Tunis-Carthage''}} | image = AeroportTunisCarthage.jpg | image-width = 250 | IATA = TUN | ICAO = DTTA | type = Public/Military | owner = | operator = [[Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority]] | city-served = [[Tunis]] | location = [[Tunis]], Tunisia | hub = <div> *[[Tunisair]] *[[Tunisair Express]] *[[Nouvelair]] </div> | elevation-f = 22 | elevation-m = 7 | coordinates = {{coord|36|51|04|N|010|13|38|E|region:TN|display=inline,title}} | website = [https://www.oaca.nat.tn/web/aeroport-tunis-carthage/] | pushpin_map = Tunisia | pushpin_mapsize = 200 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Tunisia | pushpin_label = TUN | pushpin_label_position = right | r1-number = 01/19 | r1-length-f = 10,499 | r1-length-m = 3,200 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | metric-rwy = y | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 7,249,701<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mosaiquefm.net/amp/fr/national-tunisie/1363888/affluence-record-aux-aeroports-tunisiens-en-2024 |title=Affluence record aux aéroports tunisiens en 2024 }}</ref> | stat-year = 2024 | footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name=WAD>{{cite web|url-status=dead|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DTTA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DTTA|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for DTTA|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: [[DAFIF]].</ref><ref name=GCM>{{GCM|TUN|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref><ref>[[List of the busiest airports in Africa]]</ref> | r2-number = 11/29 | r2-length-m = 2,840 | r2-length-f = 9,318 | r2-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] }} '''Tunis–Carthage International Airport''', ({{langx|fr|link=no|Aéroport de Tunis-Carthage}}, {{langx|ar|مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي}}, {{Airport codes|TUN|DTTA|p=n}}) is the [[international airport]] of [[Tunis]], the capital of [[Tunisia]].<ref>[http://www.oaca.nat.tn/english/div_horizontal_tunis_airport_eng.htm Tunis–Carthage International Airport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617163540/http://www.oaca.nat.tn/english/div_horizontal_tunis_airport_eng.htm |date=17 June 2010 }} at [http://www.oaca.nat.tn/index_eng.htm ''Office de l'Aviation Civile et des Aeroports'' (OACA)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525001307/http://www.oaca.nat.tn/index_eng.htm |date=25 May 2009 }}</ref> It serves as the home base for [[Tunisair]], [[Tunisair Express]], [[Nouvelair Tunisia]], and [[Tunisavia]]. The airport is named for the historic city of [[Carthage]], located just east of the airport. ==History== [[File:El aouina 1952.jpg|thumb|left|Tunis Airport in 1952.]] The history of the airport dates back to 1920 when the first [[seaplane]] base in [[Tunisia]] was built on the [[Lake of Tunis]] for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale.<ref name="BonnichonGény2012">{{cite book|author1=Philippe Bonnichon|author2=Pierre Gény|author3=Jean Nemo|title=Présences françaises outre-mer, XVIe-XXIe siècles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YSSFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA453|year=2012|publisher=KARTHALA Editions|isbn=978-2-8111-0737-6|page=453|access-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124165656/https://books.google.com/books?id=YSSFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA453|archive-date=24 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tunis Airfield opened in 1938, serving around 5,800 passengers annually on the Paris-[[Tunis]] route.<ref name="Staff1954">{{cite book|author=Encyclopedie Mensuelle d'Outre-mer staff|title=Tunisia 54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbwqAAAAMAAJ&q=Compagnie+Aeronavale|year=1954|publisher=Negro Universities Press|page=166|isbn=9780837124421|access-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124183003/https://books.google.com/books?id=jbwqAAAAMAAJ&dq=Compagnie+Aeronavale|archive-date=24 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During World War II, the airport was used by the [[United States Air Force]] [[Twelfth Air Force]] as a headquarters and command control base for the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] of 1943. The following known units were assigned:<ref>Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref> * HQ, [[87th Fighter Wing (World War II)|87th Fighter Group]], 22 November – 14 December 1943 * [[3d Reconnaissance Group]], 13 June – 8 December 1943, Lockheed F-4/F-5 Lightning * [[26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing|5th Reconnaissance Group]], 8 September – 8 December 1943, [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning|Lockheed F-4/F-5 Lightning]] Once the combat units moved to Italy, [[Air Transport Command (United States Air Force)|Air Transport Command]] used the airport as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} It functioned as a stopover en route to [[Algiers airport]] or to [[Mellaha Field]] near [[Tripoli, Libya]] on the North African [[Cairo]]-[[Dakar]] transport route. Later, as the Allied forces advanced, it also flew personnel and cargo to [[Naples International Airport|Naples, Italy]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Construction on the Tunis-Carthage Airport, which was fully funded by France, began in 1944, and in 1948 the airport become the main hub for [[Tunisair]]. The airline started operations with [[Douglas DC-3]]s flying from Tunis-Carthage Airport to [[Marseille]], [[Ajaccio]], [[Bastia]], [[Algiers]], Rome, [[Sfax]], [[Djerba]], and [[Tripoli, Libya]]. The passenger traffic grew steadily from 1951 when 56,400 passengers were carried, 33,400 of them by [[Air France]].<ref name="Staff1954" /> The airport offered a convenient stop-over point for several other French airlines over the years, including [[Aigle Azur]] with a stop in Tunis on the Paris-[[Brazzaville]] route, and TAI (Intercontinental Air Transport) with a stop in Tunis on its Paris-[[Saigon]] route. Among foreign companies, the TWA was present, whose lines Rome-New York and Rome-Bombay made stop in Tunis, and the LAI (Italian company) which made the connection Rome-Palermo-Tunis.<ref name="Staff1954" /> In 1997, the airport terminal was expanded to {{convert|57448|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on}}; it consists of two floors (departure and arrival) and has a capacity of 4,400,000 passengers per year.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} In 2005, the terminal was expanded another {{convert|5500|m2|sqft|0|abbr=on}}, and now has a capacity of 500,000 more passengers annually. On 23 September 2006 a new terminal opened for charter flights.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} [[Syphax Airlines]] commenced a direct flight to Montreal in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/retransmission-starting-april-25-montreal-150102717.html | title=Starting April 25: Montreal, the Only North American City to Be Connected to Tunis by Direct Flight | work=Aéroports de Montréal | date=25 April 2014 | accessdate=30 December 2024}}</ref> [[File:Tunis-Carthage International Airport (Terminal 2).jpg|thumb|Terminal 2 exterior]] ==Airlines and destinations== <!-- WHEN ADDING A NEW ROUTE, OR ADDING AN END DATE FOR A ROUTE PLEASE ADD A REFERENCE, ALSO ADD THE ROUTE AND LINK ON THE CORRESPONDING AIRPORTS ARTICLE AND THE AIRLINES ARTICLE IF IT IS A NEW DESTINATION, ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT REFERENCED WILL BE REMOVED. -->[[File:Tunis Carthage Airport.jpg|alt=|thumb|Tarmac view]] [[File:Waiting room at Tunis-Carthage.JPG|thumb|[[Gate (airport)|Departure gate]] area]] [[File:Tunis-Carthage International Airport - panoramio (1).jpg|alt=|thumb|Terminal from the outside]] ===Passenger=== <!--DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE ROUTES WITHOUT GIVING A VALID INDEPENDENT SOURCE. 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ALSO ADD INLINE CITATIONS IF POSSIBLE.--> {{Airport destination list <!-- --> | [[Aegean Airlines]] | [[Athens International Airport|Athens]] <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Afriqiyah Airways]]}} | [[Al Abraq International Airport|Bayda]], [[Benina International Airport|Benghazi]], [[Mitiga International Airport|Tripoli–Mitiga]] <!-- --> | [[Air Algérie]] | [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]] <!-- --> | [[Air Arabia]] | [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Air Arabia Maroc schedules new routes in S19|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282427/air-arabia-maroc-schedules-new-routes-in-s19/|website=Routesonline|date=14 January 2019|access-date=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407191652/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282427/air-arabia-maroc-schedules-new-routes-in-s19/|archive-date=7 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Europa]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]] <!-- --> | [[Air France]] | [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Orly Airport|Paris−Orly]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visa-algerie.com/air-france-renforce-ses-vols-avec-la-tunisie/ |title=Air France renforce ses vols avec la Tunisie |publisher=Visas Voyages Algérie |date=6 June 2022 |accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref> [[Nice Airport|Nice]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nicematin.com/transports/air-france-annonce-8-nouvelles-destinations-au-depart-de-nice-cet-ete-667849|title = Air France annonce 8 nouvelles destinations au départ de Nice cet été|date = 9 April 2021}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Berniq Airways]] | [[Benina International Airport|Benghazi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/turkish-airlines-schedules-benghazi-return|title=Turkish Airlines Schedules Benghazi Return|publisher=Aviation Week|date=16 December 2024|accessdate=14 January 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240623-wknw24mena|title=Edelweiss Air Adds Zurich - Tunis in NW24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=23 June 2024|accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Egyptair]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]] <!-- --> | [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]] <!-- --> | [[Etihad Airways]] | [[Zayed International Airport|Abu Dhabi]] (begins 1 November 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/aviation/uae-etihad-announces-10-new-routes-flights-to-begin-from-2025|title=Etihad announces 10 new routes; flights to begin 2025|publisher=Khaleej Times|date=25 November 2024|accessdate=25 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241125-eyns25|title=Etihad 2025 Network Expansion|last=|first=|work=Aeroroutes|publisher=|location=|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Eurowings]] | [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240131-ew3q24tun|title=Eurowings Adds Berlin - Tunis in 3Q24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024}}</ref> [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newscloud.eurowings.com/en/meldungen/2021/q4/eurowings-flies-to-more-destinations-in-summer-2022-than-ever-before.html|title=Eurowings flies to more destinations in summer 2022 than ever before|work=Eurowings |author1=Eurowings }}</ref> <!-- --> |[[ITA Airways]]<ref>[https://www.itaspa.com/en_it/fly-ita/ita-world/network.html itaspa.com - Network] retrieved 1 November 2021</ref> | [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]] <!-- --> | [[Libyan Airlines]] | [[Al Abraq International Airport|Bayda]], [[Benina International Airport|Benghazi]], [[Tobruk Airport|Tobruk]], [[Mitiga International Airport|Tripoli–Mitiga]] <!-- --> | [[Libyan Wings]] | [[Misrata International Airport|Misrata]], [[Mitiga International Airport|Tripoli–Mitiga]] <!-- --> | [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]] <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Mauritania Airlines]]}} | [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport|Nouakchott]] <!-- --> | [[Nouvelair]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nouvelair.com/en|title=Cheap flights with Nouvelair|website=nouvelair.com|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021101355/http://www.nouvelair.com/en|archive-date=21 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg|Basel/Mulhouse]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Nouvelair inaugure sa nouvelle ligne aérienne Tunis – Bâle |url=https://corporate.nouvelair.com/fr/media-space-articles-presse/---nouvelair-inaugure-sa-nouvelle-ligne-aerienne-tunis-%E2%80%93-bale}}</ref> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nouvelair.com/en/actualites/nouvelair-lance-une-nouvelle-ligne-reliant-tunis-a-bologne. | title=Cheap flight tickets Tunisia : Private airline companie Nouvelair }}</ref> [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230810-bjsep23fra|title=Nouvelair Tunisie Adds Tunis – Frankfurt Service From Sep 2023|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[Lille Airport|Lille]], [[London Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]], [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nouvelair.com/en/reseaux|title=Cheap flight tickets Tunisia : Private airline companie Nouvelair|website=www.nouvelair.com}}</ref> [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]], [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Rabat–Salé_Airport|Rabat]], [[Strasbourg Airport|Strasbourg]], [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nouvelair.com/en/actualites/nouvelair-lance-sa-nouvelle-ligne--tunis-%E2%80%93-copenhague|title=Cheap flight tickets Tunisia : Private airline companie Nouvelair|website=www.nouvelair.com}}</ref> [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport|Medina]], [[Oran Es Sénia Airport|Oran]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241008-bjnw24orn|title=Nouvelair Tunisie Adds Oran Service From Dec 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=8 October 2024|accessdate=1 November 2024}}</ref> [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<ref>{{cite web|title=NOUVELAIR TUNISIE ADDS STOCKHOLM FLIGHT FROM JUNE 2023|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230417-bjarn|website=Aeroroutes|date=17 April 2023|access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] <!-- --> | [[Royal Air Maroc]] | [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]] <!-- --> | [[Royal Jordanian]] | [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]] <!-- --> | [[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]] <!-- --> | [[Transavia]] | [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]], [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]], [[Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport|Montpellier]], [[Nantes Atlantique Airport|Nantes]], [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]]<ref>[https://www.transavia.com/en-EU/ Transavia]</ref> <!-- --> | [[TUI fly Belgium]] | [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230518-tbfy23na|title=TUIfly Belgium 2023 North Africa Network Additions|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Tunisair]] | [[Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport|Abidjan]], [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Bamako-Sénou International Airport|Bamako]], [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]], [[Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport|Bordeaux]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]], [[Conakry International Airport|Conakry]], [[Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport|Constantine]], [[Blaise Diagne International Airport|Dakar–Diass]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport|Lyon]], [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Marseille Provence Airport|Marseille]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Diori Hamani International Airport|Niamey]], [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]], [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport|Nouakchott]], [[Oran Es Sénia Airport|Oran]], [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou]], [[Falcone–Borsellino Airport|Palermo]], [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]], [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Strasbourg Airport|Strasbourg]], [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport|Toulouse]], [[Mitiga International Airport|Tripoli–Mitiga]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231201-tumay24lis | title=Tunisair Resumes Lisbon Service from May 2024 }}</ref> [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport|Medina]], [[Zürich Airport|Zürich]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231201-tuns24zrh|title=Tunisair Resumes Zurich Service in NS24|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Skopje International Airport|Skopje]],<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231206-tuns24skptia | title=Tunisar Adds Skopje / Tirana Charters in NS24}}</ref> [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]]<ref name="aeroroutes.com"/> <!-- --> | [[Tunisair Express]] | [[Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport|Constantine]], [[Djerba–Zarzis International Airport|Djerba]], [[Malta International Airport|Malta]], [[Naples International Airport|Naples]], [[Falcone–Borsellino Airport|Palermo]], [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Sfax–Thyna International Airport|Sfax]], [[Tozeur–Nefta International Airport|Tozeur]] <!-- --> | [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] <!-- --> | [[Vueling]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]] <!-- --> }} ===Cargo=== {{Airport destination list <!-- --> | [[Emirates SkyCargo]]<ref>[https://eskycargo.emirates.com/app/offerandorder/#/schedules/search/on-route eskycargo.emirates.com - Schedules] retrieved 6 November 2021</ref> | [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]] <!-- --> | [[Express Air Cargo]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://express-aircargo.com/en/network/ |title=Our fleet - Global Air Network |access-date=8 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075819/http://express-aircargo.com/en/network/ |archive-date=9 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/express-air-cargo_expressaircargo-sharjah-hongkong-activity-7034154536906719232-6b3D|title=Express Air Cargo to operate cargo service to Hong Kong, Sharjah and Bangalore every Saturday and Tuesday from Tunis|work=[[Express Air Cargo]]|date=23 February 2023|access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]] <!-- --> | [[Turkish Cargo]]<ref>[https://www.turkishcargo.com.tr/en/online-services/flight-schedule turkishcargo.com - Flight Schedule] retrieved 6 November 2021</ref> | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] <!-- --> }} == Statistics == {{Airport-Statistics|iata=TUN}} ==Other facilities== The head office of the [[Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority]] (OACA) is on the airport property.<ref>"[http://www.oaca.nat.tn/index_eng.htm Welcome to the OACA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525001307/http://www.oaca.nat.tn/index_eng.htm |date=25 May 2009 }}." [[Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority]]. Retrieved on 26 January 2011. "GENERAL DIRECTION and SOCIAL HEAD OFFICE International Airport Tunis-Carthage BP 137 et 147- 1080 TUNIS CEDEX – TELEX 13809 – OACA RC 871."</ref> ==Ground transportation== The airport is served by bus lines and taxis, but not by a railway (the ''L'Aéroport'' station on the [[Tunis-Goulette-Marsa|TGM]] suburban rail line does not actually serve it, being several kilometers distant). ==Accidents and incidents== On 7 May 2002, [[EgyptAir Flight 843]], a [[Boeing 737]] from [[Cairo]] crashed 4 miles from Tunis–Carthage International Airport. Of the 62 people on board, 14 were killed.<ref name="asn">{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020507-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-566 SU-GBI Tunis-Carthage Airport (TUN)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=17 April 2021}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of the busiest airports in Africa by passenger traffic]] * [[List of airports in Tunisia]] ==References== {{Air Force Historical Research Agency}} {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Tunis-Carthage International Airport}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090525001307/http://www.oaca.nat.tn/index_eng.htm Tunisian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority (OACA)] * {{ASN|TUN}} * {{SkyVector|DTTA}} * {{NWS-current|DTTA}} {{Airports in Tunisia}} {{Navboxes |list = {{USAAF 12th Air Force World War II}} }} {{Portal bar|Africa|Aviation}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tunis-Carthage International Airport}} [[Category:Airports in Tunisia]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Tunis]] [[Category:Transport in Tunis]] [[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in North Africa]] [[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tunisia]] [[Category:World War II airfields in Tunisia]] [[Category:Airports established in 1938]]
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