IATA Code | OUA | ICAO Code | DFFD |
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City | Ouagadougou | Country/Region | Burkina Faso (BF) |
Type |
Airport (Aerodrome, Airfield) CustomsCustoms Airport: An airport where customs officials are stationed. The customs airport serves as the gateway for air cargo, where customs procedures are carried out for international air freight. |
Hub for | 2J |
Latitude | 12.3532 | Longitude | -1.51242 |
Time Zone | -01:00 | Phone Number | +226 64 98 33 52 |
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Ouagadougou Airport (IATA: OUA, ICAO: DFFD), officially Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou, is an international airport in the center of the capital city of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The site itself is approximately 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) in length, 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) in width at its narrowest point, and covers an area of approximately 4.26 km2 (1,050 acres).
Ouagadougou Airport handles about 98% of all scheduled commercial air traffic in Burkina Faso. Air Burkina and Air France handle about 60% of scheduled passenger traffic. Between 2005 and 2011, air passenger traffic at Ouagadougou airport grew at an average annual rate of 7.0%, reaching about 404,726 passengers in 2011 and was estimated to reach 850,000 by 2025. The total air cargo grew 71% from 4,350 tons in 2005 to about 7,448 tons in 2009.
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