Ouro Sogui Airport

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Ouro Sogui Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Matam, Senegal
Location Ouro Sogui
Elevation  AMSL 85 ft / 26 m
Coordinates 15°35′37″N013°19′22″W / 15.59361°N 13.32278°W / 15.59361; -13.32278
Map
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MAX
Location within Senegal
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Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,920 6,299 Paved
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Ouro Sogui Airport( IATA : MAX, ICAO : GOSM) is an airport serving Matam, a city on the Sénégal River and capital of the Matam Region in Senegal. The airport is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Matam, near the town of Ouro Sogui. [2]

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

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Airport location where aircraft take off and land

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References

  1. ↑ Airport information for GOSM / MAX at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Annotated aerial image showing locations of Matam, Ouro Sougi and airport
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