Gao International Airport
Gao International Airport (IATA: GAQ, ICAO: GAGO), also known as Korogoussou Airport, is an airport in Gao, Mali.
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An Antonov An-22 lands at Gao Airport, December 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Joint Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Gao, Mali | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 869 ft / 265 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°14′54″N 000°00′20″E | ||||||||||
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Gao airport
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sky Mali | Bamako |
In addition to civilian travel, Gao serves the adjacent Malian military base Camp Firhoun Ag Alinsar as well as the German military Camp Castor, United Nations civil-military peacekeeping Supercamp (both supporting the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali), and a French military base supporting Operation Barkhane. The Royal Air Force has also deployed Chinook helicopters to Gao.[2]
Accidents and incidents
- On March 24, 1952, a Lockheed Lodestar of Société Africaine des Transports Tropicaux (SATT), F-ARTE, crashed 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers) NE of the airport on initial climb, killing 17 of the 21 onboard. The plane was headed to Tamanrasset on the return leg of a round trip from Nice. The crash, the first fatal airliner accident in present-day Mali, was found to be caused by pilot fatigue.[3]
References
- "New runway is open for service in Gao, Mali". United Nations. Gao. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Binnie, Jeremy [@JeremyBinnie] (July 24, 2018). "French MoD has confirmed that RAF Chinooks are at Gao (UK MoD did not confirm the location in Mali) and released this photo of British serviceman wearing badge of France's Hombori Groupement Tactique Désert" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18-07-01 Lodestar F-ARTE Gao Airport (GAQ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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