# Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE / DTTJ)

**Djerba Zarzis International Airport** (IATA: DJE, ICAO: DTTJ) is a large airport in Mellita, Medenine Governorate, Tunisia. It opened in 1970. It has one runway, 3,100 m (10,171 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority. In 2012 it handled 2.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DJE / DTTJ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
- Serves: Mellita, Medenine Governorate, Tunisia
- Opened: 1970
- Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft
- Coordinates: 33.8737, 10.7773
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,100 m / 10,171 ft
- Passengers: 1,969,043 (2012)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Tunis
- Website: http://www.djerbaairport.net/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djerba%E2%80%93Zarzis_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425537
- Weather station: DTTJ · WMO 60769
- Ident: DTTJ

## Timeline

- 1970: Djerba Zarzis International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,791,144 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,969,043 | Wikidata |

## Routes

33 destinations in 15 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 335 km / 208 mi · Tunisair Express
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,131 km / 703 mi · Tunisair
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,167 km / 725 mi · Nouvelair, Tunisair
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 1,356 km / 843 mi · Nouvelair
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,404 km / 872 mi · Transavia France, Nouvelair, Tunisair
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,612 km / 1,002 mi · Tunisair
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 1,791 km / 1,113 mi · Luxair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,793 km / 1,114 mi · Transavia France, Tunisair
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · Tunisair
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · Nouvelair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,815 km / 1,128 mi · Nouvelair
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,958 km / 1,217 mi · Nouvelair
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,961 km / 1,219 mi · Nouvelair, TUI fly Belgium

### Seasonal (18)

- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,131 km / 703 mi · Nouvelair
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,167 km / 725 mi · Transavia France
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 1,229 km / 764 mi · Transavia France
- [BRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszb.md) Bern Airport · Switzerland · 1,476 km / 917 mi · Helvetic Airways
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,522 km / 946 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,550 km / 963 mi · easyJet, Nouvelair
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 1,565 km / 972 mi · Nouvelair
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 1,653 km / 1,027 mi · Nouvelair, TUI fly Deutschland
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,655 km / 1,028 mi · Nouvelair
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · Nouvelair
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · Transavia France
- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 1,955 km / 1,215 mi · Nouvelair
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,961 km / 1,219 mi · Brussels Airlines
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,067 km / 1,284 mi · Nouvelair
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,069 km / 1,286 mi · Nouvelair
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,105 km / 1,308 mi · TUI fly Netherlands
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 2,192 km / 1,362 mi · easyJet
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,398 km / 1,490 mi · easyJet

### Seasonal charter (7)

- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 1,284 km / 798 mi · Nouvelair
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Slovenia · 1,408 km / 875 mi · Nouvelair
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Nouvelair
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 1,473 km / 915 mi · BH Air
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 1,677 km / 1,042 mi · Smartwings
- [BRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lktb.md) Brno-Tuřany Airport · Czechia · 1,767 km / 1,098 mi · Smartwings
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 1,827 km / 1,135 mi · Smartwings

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DJE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (14)

- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 19
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 6
- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 5
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 3 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 3 · seasonal charter
- 8H [BH Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bh-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- 2L [Helvetic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/helvetic-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1
- X3 [TUI fly Deutschland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-deutschland) · 1 · seasonal
- OR [TUI fly Netherlands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-netherlands) · 1 · seasonal
- UG [Tunisair Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair-express) · 1

Former hub of [Karthago Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/karthago-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.0M (2012) | #575 of 3,974 | #27 in Africa | #2 in TN |
| Longest runway | 3,100 m / 10,171 ft | =930 of 29,858 | =148 in Africa | #4 in TN |
| Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =3,084 in Africa | #13 in TN |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =79 in Africa | #4 in TN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in TN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | DJERBA APP | 120.300 |
| TWR | DJERBA TWR | 118.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [DT70](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dt70.md) Medenine Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [GAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttg.md) Gabès Matmata International Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [SFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttx.md) Sfax Thyna International Airport · 94 km / 59 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Djerba–Zarzis International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Djerba–Zarzis_International_Airport&oldid=1363033373), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/dttj/data