# Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA / DTTX)

**Sfax Thyna International Airport** (IATA: SFA, ICAO: DTTX) is a medium airport in Sfax, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. It opened in 1980. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SFA / DTTX
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority
- Serves: Sfax, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
- Opened: 1980
- Elevation: 26 m / 85 ft
- Coordinates: 34.7180, 10.6910
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Tunis
- Website: http://www.aeroport-de-sfax-thyna.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sfax%E2%80%93Thyna_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876084
- Weather station: DTTX · WMO 60750
- Ident: DTTX

## Timeline

- 1980: Sfax Thyna International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 148° / 328° | yes |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · Libya · 314 km / 195 mi · Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways
- [MRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlms.md) Misrata International Airport · Libya · 485 km / 301 mi · Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways
- [BEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllb.md) Benina International Airport · Libya · 935 km / 581 mi · Afriqiyah Airways
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,702 km / 1,058 mi · Transavia France

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- 8U [Afriqiyah Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afriqiyah-airways) · 3
- LN [Libyan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/libyan-airlines) · 2
- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 1

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

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | #6 in TN |
| Elevation | 26 m / 85 ft | =37,494 of 43,403 | =2,893 in Africa | #9 in TN |
| Age | Opened 1980 | =8,063 of 15,079 | =95 in Africa | =5 in TN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in TN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SFAX APP | 123.700 |
| TWR | SFAX TWR | 120.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [DJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttj.md) Djerba Zarzis International Airport · 94 km / 59 mi
- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [GAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttg.md) Gabès Matmata International Airport · 130 km / 81 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: “Sfax–Thyna International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sfax–Thyna_International_Airport&oldid=1363078173), 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/dttx/data