Blaise Diagne International Airport
| Blaise Diagne International Airport Aéroport International Blaise Diagne | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Senegal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Summa-Limak | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dakar | ||||||||||
| Location | Diass, Senegal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 295 ft / 90 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°40′16″N 17°4′1″W / 14.67111°N 17.06694°W | ||||||||||
| Website | aibd.sn | ||||||||||
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The Blaise Diagne International Airport is an international airport under construction near the town of Diass, Senegal. It will serve as a new airport for Dakar, as the old Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is becoming too small for future operations.
Opening delays
The airport was originally expected to be operational at the end of the year 2011,[1] but this date was pushed back by almost a year in September of that year.[2] In September 2012, Senegalese Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye announced that the airport would open in the first quarter of 2014.[3] In January 2015, word spread that the airport would open in June 2015. In April 4, 2015 Reuters announced a new opening date for early 2016. Construction of the new airport is almost 90% complete.
The expected building costs have risen to 566 million euros,[2] with over 400 million coming from the Saudi Binladin Group.[4]
Transport
The new airport will be connected to Dakar city with a new rail line, called Train Express Regional.
References
- ↑ "L’aéroport Blaise Diagne sera livré en fin 2011 (ministre)" (in French). Seneweb.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- 1 2 "L’Aeroport International Blaise Diagne opérationnel au second semestre de 2012 (ministre)". APS (in French). Seneweb.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ "Senegal's second international airport ready in 2014". Panapress. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Aidara, Ismael (19 September 2011). "Sénégal : Saudi Bin Laden sur le tarmac de l’aéroport Blaise Diagne". Seneweb.com (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2011.