Dakhla Airport
Dakhla Airport is an airport serving Dakhla (also known as Dajla or ad-Dakhla, formerly Villa Cisneros), a city in Moroccan Sahara, disputed south province of Morocco. (See Moroccan Sahara.) The airport is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA. History. During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It connected to Dakar Airport in the South and Agadir Airport to the north. Airport  and facilities. The Dakhla airport is used as public airport and by the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The long runway can receive a Boeing 737 or smaller planes. Parking space of or one Boeing 737. The passenger terminal covers and is capable to handle up to 55,000 passengers per year. Public facilities available include a medical post and a prayer room. The airport offers the following radio-navigation aids: VOR and DME.