Ghriss Airport

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Ghriss Airport is a civilian airport in Ghriss, Mascara Province, Algeria, located 2.7 nmi southwest of the town of Ghriss, Algeria.

World War II

During World War II, the facility was known as "Thiersville Airfield". It was a Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African Campaign used by the 60th Troop Carrier Group, which flew C-47 Skytrain transports from the airfield between May and June 1943.

Airlines and destinations

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