Mostaganem Airport

Mostaganem Airport is a civilian airport in Mostaganem Province, Algeria (IATA: MQV), located about 280 km west-southwest of Algiers. The airport has no commercial air service, and is sparsely used by general aviation.

Mostaganem Airport
IATA: MQV ICAO: none LID: DA14
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Algeria
Elevation AMSL	732 ft / 223 m
Coordinates	35°54′31.99″N 000°08′56.39″E
Map
MQV Location of airport in Algeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 23/05 3,550 1,800 Asphalt 31/13 2,275 100 Asphalt

World War II

During World War II, the facility was known as "Matemore Airfield". It was a major Twelfth Air Force Troop Carrier transport base of operations during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps. It was used by the following combat units:

• 4th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 18 May-25 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
• 7th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 21 May-22 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
• 8th Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 17 May-1 June 1943, C-47 Skytrain
• 51st Troop Carrier Squadron (62d Troop Carrier Group), 16 May-2 July 1943, C-47 Skytrain

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

External links

• Google Maps - Mostaganem
• OurAirports - Mostaganem
• "MQV @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com.