Kayes Dag-Dag Airport
Kayes Dag Dag Airport Aéroport de Kayes Dag-Dag | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Aéroports du Mali | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aéroports du Mali | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kayes | ||||||||||
| Location | Kayes, Mali | ||||||||||
| Opened | 18 September 2011 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 164 ft (50 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°28′54″N 011°24′07″W / 14.48167°N 11.40194°W | ||||||||||
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  KYS Location of airport in Mali | |||||||||||
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Kayes Dag-Dag Airport is an airport serving Kayes, in the Kayes Region of Mali, about 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) from Kayes city centre.
On September 18, 2011, the president of the republic at the time, Amadou Toumani Touré, inaugurated the rehabilitated airport.[1]
Facility
The airport was modernized by works that lasted from 2009 to 2011, with the runway being extended from 1,600 m to 2,700 m in 2009, and a new 2,000 m2 terminal was built.
The aircraft parking and ground handling area has been enlarged (from an initial area of 7,000 m2, the tarmac now measures 11,000 m2).
On September 18, 2011, the president of the republic at the time, Amadou Toumani Touré, inaugurated the rehabilitated airport.
A fuel depot was completed in May 2016, allowing commercial and private aircraft to refuel at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sky Mali | Bamako[2] |
References
- ↑ "Mali : Kayes tient son nouvel aéroport". Le Griot. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Flights from Kayes to Bamako". Flight Connections. Retrieved 2026-04-29.