Dakhla Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) / Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) | ||||||||||
Serves | Dakhla | ||||||||||
Location | Western Sahara | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 36 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°43′05″N015°55′55″W / 23.71806°N 15.93194°W | ||||||||||
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Dakhla Airport( IATA : VIL, ICAO : GMMH/GSVO) is an airport serving Dakhla (also known as Dajla or ad-Dakhla, formerly Villa Cisneros), a city in Western Sahara, a disputed territory. (See Political status of Western Sahara )
The airport is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA.
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It connected to Dakar Airport in the South and Agadir Airport to the north. [4] [ citation needed ]
The Dakhla airport is used as public airport and by the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The 3 km (1.9 mi) long runway can receive a Boeing 737 or smaller planes. Parking space of 18,900 square metres (203,000 sq ft) or one Boeing 737.
The passenger terminal covers 670 square metres (7,200 sq ft) and is capable to handle up to 55,000 passengers per year. Public facilities available include a medical post and a prayer room.[ citation needed ]
The airport offers the following radio-navigation aids: VOR and DME.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Dakhla Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria [5] |
Royal Air Maroc | Agadir, Casablanca, [6] Laayoune, Paris–Orly, Rabat |
Ryanair | Lanzarote, [7] Madrid [8] |
Transavia | Paris–Orly [9] |
Item | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
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Aircraft movements [10] | 1,574 | 1,492 | 839 | 674 | 606 | 492 |
Passengers [11] | 42,066 | 36,354 | 21,253 | 21,442 | 11,670 | 12,149 |
Cargo (tonnes) [12] | 34.43 | 48.63 | 59.77 | 61.06 | 140.96 | 107.81 |
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