AirportsCheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tébessi, in Tébessa Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TEE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TEE
- ICAO code
- DABS
- City
- Tébessi
- State or region
- Tébessa Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.4316° N, 8.1207° E
- Elevation
- 811 m (2,661 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TEE means Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DABS. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.4316° N, 8.1207° E. It stands 811 metres (2,661 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Annaba Rabah Bitat AirportAnnaba | AAE | 158 km |
| Mohamed Boudiaf International AirportConstantine | CZL | 165 km |
| Tozeur Nefta International AirportTozeur, Tunisia | TOE | 166 km |
| Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid AirportBatna | BLJ | 168 km |
| Tabarka-Aïn Draham International AirportTabarka, Tunisia | TBJ | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,419 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,538 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,628 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,910 km | 2 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,929 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,509 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,452 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,669 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,653 km | 20 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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