Mostaganem Airport is a civilian airport in Mostaganem Province, Algeria (IATA: MQV), located about 280 km west-southwest of Algiers. The airport has no commercial air service, and is sparsely used by general aviation.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Location | Algeria | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 732 ft / 223 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°54′31.99″N 000°08′56.39″E / 35.9088861°N 0.1489972°E | ||||||||||||||
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MQV Location of airport in Algeria | |||||||||||||||
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During World War II, the facility was known as "Matemore Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force Troop Carrier transport base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It was used by the following combat units:
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency