| Teseney Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Teseney | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,018 ft / 615 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°06′10″N36°41′00″E / 15.10278°N 36.68333°E Coordinates: 15°06′10″N36°41′00″E / 15.10278°N 36.68333°E | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  HHTS Location of the airport in Eritrea | |||||||||||
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Source: Google Maps [1] | |||||||||||
Teseney Airport( IATA : TES, ICAO : HHTS) is an airport serving Teseney, Eritrea. It has an asphalt runway of 2,330 meters.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Teseney, also spelled Tessenei or Tesseney, is a market town in western Eritrea. It lies south-east of Kassala in Sudan, on the Gash River. The city was much fought over in the Eritrean War of Independence during which much of it was destroyed. After the war, Tessenei has become a governmental administrative center with customs and agricultural offices and a military base.
