Gordil Airport

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Gordil Airport
Summary
Airport type Private
Serves Gordil, Central African Republic
Location Melle
Elevation  AMSL 1,427 ft / 435 m
Coordinates 9°35′00″N21°44′00″E / 9.58333°N 21.73333°E / 9.58333; 21.73333 Coordinates: 9°35′00″N21°44′00″E / 9.58333°N 21.73333°E / 9.58333; 21.73333
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Location of Gordil Airport in the Central African Republic
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12/309803,215Laterite
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

Gordil Airport( IATA : GDI, ICAO : FEGL) is an airstrip serving Gordil, a village in the Vakaga prefecture of the Central African Republic. The airstrip is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Gordil alongside the RN8 road in the northern part of Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park.

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Gordil in Vakaga, Central African Republic

Gordil is a town in the Vakaga Prefecture of the northern Central African Republic.

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The runway is unusable during the rainy season, and aircraft have to do steep departures and landings in order not to disturb the wildlife in the park. The east end of the runway overruns onto the RN8 road.

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Transport in the Central African Republic

Modes of transport in the Central African Republic include road, water, and air. Most but not all of the country is connected to the road network, much of which is unpaved, and which centres on the routes nationales identified as RN1 to RN11. Bangui serves as a seaport, and 900 km of inland waterways are navigable, the main route being the Oubangui river. There is one international airport at Bangui-Mpoko, two other paved airports, and over 40 with unpaved runways.

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References

  1. ↑ Airport record for Melle Gourdil Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25
  2. ↑ "Gordil Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Airport information for Gordil Airport at Great Circle Mapper.

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