# Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base (DTTB)

**Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base** (ICAO: DTTB) is a medium airport in Borj Challouf, Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia. It opened in 1934. It closed in 1963. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,001 m (9,845 ft). It is operated by French Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / DTTB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Borj Challouf, Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia
- Opened: 1934
- Closed: 1963
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: 37.2424, 9.7870
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,001 m / 9,845 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Tunis
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizerte-Sidi_Ahmed_Air_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4919399
- Weather station: DTTB · WMO 60714
- Ident: DTTB

## Timeline

- 1934: Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base opens.
- 1963: Bizerte Sidi Ahmed Air Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,001 m / 9,845 ft | 51 m / 166 ft | Paved | 083° / 263° |  |
| 11/29 | 1,212 m / 3,975 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Concrete | 111° / 291° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,001 m / 9,845 ft | =1,184 of 29,858 | =181 in Africa | #5 in TN |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =3,066 in Africa | #12 in TN |
| Age | Opened 1934 | =552 of 15,079 | =22 in Africa | #1 in TN |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in TN |

## Nearby airports

- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [TBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtka.md) Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · 142 km / 88 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttb/data