Timbuktu Airport Aéroport de Tombouctou | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Timbuktu, Mali | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 863 ft / 263 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 16°43′50″N003°00′27″W / 16.73056°N 3.00750°W | ||||||||||
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Timbuktu Airport( IATA : TOM, ICAO : GATB) is an airport in Timbuktu, Mali that opened on April 15, 1961. [1]
The start of Sky Mali's service to Timbuktu in February 2021 marked the first commercial flights to the airport since the city was captured by jihadists in 2012. [2]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Sky Mali | Bamako, Mopti |
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