| Moussoro Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Moussoro | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 984 ft / 300 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°38′45.7″N016°30′6.3″E / 13.646028°N 16.501750°E Coordinates: 13°38′45.7″N016°30′6.3″E / 13.646028°N 16.501750°E | ||||||||||
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  MXR Location of Moussoro Airport in Chad | |||||||||||
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Moussoro Airport (Arabic : مطار موسورو) is a public use airport located 1 kilometre (1 mi) east-northeast of Moussoro, Bahr el Gazel, Chad.
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, they also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation.
Moussoro is a town in Chad, lying 300 km (190 mi) northeast of N'Djamena on the road to Faya-Largeau. An important transportation centre, it lies in a dry river bed and as a result has more vegetation than is usual in the area.
Barh El Gazel is one of the 23 regions of Chad. The region's name may also be written as Barh El Gazal or Bahr el Gazel. Its capital is the town of Moussoro. The region was created in 2008 from the former Barh El Gazel Department of the Kanem Region.
