N'Djamena International Airport
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N'Djamena International Airport | |||
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IATA: NDJ - ICAO: FTTJ | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military/Public | ||
Operator | N/A | ||
Serves | N'Djamena | ||
Elevation AMSL | 968 ft (295 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
05/23 | 9,186 | 2,800 | Asphalt |
N'Djamena International Airport (IATA: NDJ, ICAO: FTTJ), serves N'Djamena, Chad, and is the main international airport of Chad.
The airport is dual use, with civilian and military installations on opposite sides of the single runway.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Service Gabon (Douala, Libreville)
- Cameroon Airlines (Douala, Garoua, Yaoundé)
- Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
- Interair South Africa (Johannesburg)
- Nasair (Khartoum, Asmara)
- Sudan Airways (Khartoum, Kano)
- Toumaï Air Tchad (Abeche, Bangui, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville, Lome)
[edit] Military base
There has been a French military base here since 1986, when Operation Epervier started, and was used as a French base during previous operations. In 2006 Epervier is composed of 1000 men, Mirage F-1 fighters, Puma helicopters, and transport and reconnaissance aircraft.
The French base is also shared by the small Chad Air Force.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Airport information for FTTJ at World Aero Data