Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (IATA: DJE, ICAO: DTTJ)Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (مطار جربة جرجيس الدولي)Aéroport international de Djerba-Zarzisمطار جربة جرجيس الدوليDjerba–Zarzis International Airport or in French: Aéroport international de Djerba-Zarzis, in Arabic: مطار جربة جرجيس الدولي (IATA: DJE, ICAO: DTTJ) is an international airport serving the island of Djerba in Tunisia. The airport was enlarged and named Djerba Zarzis International Airport in 1970. However, the airport dates to 1950 (initially named Djerba Mellita airport). Today, it is an important destination for seasonal leisure flights. Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Airlines and DestinationsThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Djerba–Zarzis Airport:Airlines Destinations- ASL Airlines France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
- BH Air Seasonal charter: Sofia
- Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels
- Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich
- easyJet: Geneva, London–Luton (begins 2 November 2024), Manchester (begins 11 November 2024)
- Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
- European Air Charter Seasonal charter: Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna
- Helvetic Airways Seasonal: Bern
- Luxair: Luxembourg
- Neos Seasonal: Bergamo, Bologna, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona
- Nouvelair: Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Toulouse
- Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Vienna
- Seasonal charter: Belgrade, Lisbon, Porto
- Smartwings Seasonal charter: Bratislava, Brno, Ostrava, Prague
- Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
- TAP Air Portugal Seasonal: Lisbon
- Transavia: Paris–Orly
- Seasonal: Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes
- TUI fly: Belgium Brussels
- Seasonal: Liège
- TUI fly Deutschland Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
- TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
- Tunisair: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Lyon, Marseille, Munich, Nantes, Nice, Paris–Orly, Strasbourg
- Seasonal: Berlin, Bordeaux, Brussels, Geneva, Hannover, Lisbon, Porto, Zürich
- Tunisair Express: Tripoli–Mitiga, Tunis
Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Accidents and Incidents- On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153, a Tuninter ATR-72 en route from Bari to Djerba, Tunisia, ditched into the Mediterranean Sea about 18 miles from the city of Palermo. 16 of the 39 people on board died. The accident resulted from engine fuel starvation that resulted from the installation of the wrong fuel quantity indicator. The fuel quantity indicator installed had been calibrated for the smaller ATR-42 aircraft and showed significantly more fuel than was actually in the tank of the larger ATR 72. When the aircraft ran out of fuel, the indicator still showed 1800 kilograms of fuel remaining, thus confusing the crew for several minutes. Both engines stopped and the crew was forced to ditch the airliner in the sea.
- The airport was a stopover for Air Berlin chartered flight AB7377, which was involved in a bomb scare. During loading at Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia, a suitcase was discovered that contained a clock, batteries and a firing mechanism. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the object was part of a test to assess the quality of airport screening procedures. The A330-200 aircraft was examined with an explosives sniffer dog, before it was allowed to fly to Munich Airport, via a stopover in Djerba.
Djerba–Zarzis International Airport OverviewDjerba–Zarzis International AirportAéroport international de Djerba-Zarzisمطار جربة جرجيس الدوليDjerba–Zarzis International Airport IATA: DJEICAO: DTTJ Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Airport Type: Public Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Operator: Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Location: Djerba, Tunisia Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Elevation AMSL: 14 ft / 4 m Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Coordinates: 33°52′30″N 10°46′31″E Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Runways:Direction Length Surface m ft09/27 3,220 10,565 Asphalt Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Passengers (2011): 1,781,000 Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Aircraft Movements (2006): 24,392 Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Aircraft Freight (2006): 90 tonnes |
