Blaise Diagne International Airport
Blaise Diagne International Airport Aéroport international Blaise Diagne | |||||||||||
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AMSL 289.59 ft / 88.27 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°40′16″N 17°4′1″W / 14.67111°N 17.06694°W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Blaise Diagne International Airport (
History
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The airport was originally expected to be operational at the end of the year 2011,[1] but this date was pushed back by almost a year in September of that year.[2] In September 2012, Senegalese Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye announced that the airport would open in the first quarter of 2014.[3] In January 2015, word spread that the airport would open in June 2015. On April 4, 2015 Reuters announced a new opening date for early 2016.
The expected building costs rose to 566 million euros,[2] with over 400 million coming from the Saudi Binladin Group.[4]
The airport finally opened for scheduled operations on December 7, 2017.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Dakar Blaise Diagne Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Algérie | Algiers |
Ouagadougou
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Ouagadougou[6]
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Air Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan |
Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
Libreville, Milan–Malpensa, New York–JFK,[8] Nouakchott, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Praia, Sal,[9] Ziguinchor
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Lomé, Praia
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Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria |
Conakry
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Delta Air Lines | New York–JFK |
Emirates | Dubai–International |
Bamako
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Madrid
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Rome–Fiumicino (begins 5 July 2024)[10]
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Kenya Airways | Abidjan, Accra,[11] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg[12] |
Freetown, Nouakchott
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Rome–Fiumicino
Seasonal: Verona | |
Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Prague[13] |
TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon |
Transavia | Marseille[14] Seasonal: Bordeaux,[14] Lyon, Toulouse[14] |
London–Gatwick
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TUI fly Belgium | Brussels |
TUI fly Deutschland | Düsseldorf[15] |
TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
Conakry, Tunis
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Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Barcelona
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Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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DHL Aviation[16] | Casablanca, Brussels |
Magma Aviation[17] | Clermont-Ferrand |
Paris Charles de Gaulle
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Statistics
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In 2022, Blaise Diagne airport handled 2.629.348 passengers, a 5,53% increase over 2019.
Ground transportation
The
Accidents and incidents
- On 9 May 2024, a
References
- ^ "L'aéroport Blaise Diagne sera livré en fin 2011 (ministre)" (in French). Seneweb.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ a b "L'Aeroport International Blaise Diagne opérationnel au second semestre de 2012 (ministre)". APS (in French). Seneweb.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Senegal's second international airport ready in 2014". Panapress. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ Aidara, Ismael (19 September 2011). "Sénégal : Saudi Bin Laden sur le tarmac de l'aéroport Blaise Diagne". Seneweb.com (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Carley Petesch. "Senegal opens new international airport with economic hopes". AP. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Air Cairo Extends Service to West Africa from Dec 2023".
- ^ "Air Senegal Schedules Jeddah late-January 2024 Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Air Senegal USA Operations Update". 25 August 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Air Senegal Resumes Ilha do Sal Service From July 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Machado, João (October 11, 2023). "ITA Airways announces seven new destinations for Summer 2024". Aviaci Online - Últimas noticias de aviación de Argentina, Latinoamérica y el mundo. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Airways Resumes Accra – Dakar Sector From mid-Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "LUXAIR BEGINS LUXEMBOURG – DAKAR SERVICE FROM LATE-OCT 2022". 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Destinations and Airlines". Smartwings.
- ^ a b c "TRANSAVIA FRANCE NW23 WEST AFRICA NETWORK EXPANSION".
- ^ "TUIFly Adds Expands Cabo Verde Flights From Dusseldorf In NW22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Flight Information - DHL to/from Casablanca and Brussels". Flightradar24. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ magmaaviation.com - network retrieved 9 November 2020
- ^ [1] retrieved 9 June 2024
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Plane skids off runway in Senegal, injuring 10 people". Africanews. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
Media related to Aéroport international Blaise Diagne at Wikimedia Commons