Skikda Airport
Introduction '''Skikda Airport''' was an airport in Algeria , located approximately 5 km east of Skikda; about 60 km north-northeast of Constantine.The  asphalt runway was closed sometime prior to 2004.The area is overbuilt and used as a storage for construction materials.
World War II During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. The 310th Bombardment Group flew B-25 Mitchells from the airfield between  10 November-10 December 1943.
See also **Transport in Algeria*List of airports in Algeria
References * Maurer, Maurer. ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983..* *  USAFHRA search for Philippeville Airfield* Google Earth Historical Imagery
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