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Mano Dayak International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Agadez, Niger | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,660 ft / 506 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°57′57.59″N8°0′0.41″E / 16.9659972°N 8.0001139°E | ||||||||||
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Mano Dayak International Airport( IATA : AJY, ICAO : DRZA) is an airport in Agadez in the Sahara desert in Niger. [1] It is named after Mano Dayak, a Tuareg leader.
Agadez is in the Agadez region in North-East Niger.
Niger Airlines operates flights to Niamey, the country's capital. Air Libya once provided flights to Tripoli in Libya.
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| Niger Airlines | Niamey (suspended) |
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