Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport (ICAO: GOBD / IATA: DSS)
Location (City, Country)
Dakar, Senegal
Airport Type & Size
Dakar airport is medium sized airport that can receive aeroplanes from a small Cessna-206 to an Airbus A380. This airport receives roughly 3 million passengers per year.
Main terminal - 8 stands - Capable of holding A-F Planes
Left side open stands =
North stands - 18 stands - Capable of holding A-B
PAX and Cargo South Stands - 8 stands shared to 24 stands - Capable of Holding A-E
PAX and Cargo East stands - 6 stands shared to 18 stands - Capable of Holding A-E
Right Side Cargo stands - 1 C stand and 4 D-F stands
Runway 01/19 - 3,500 Metres / 11,480 Feet
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
This airport should be added to World of Airports, as it would be a great place to connect regional aircraft between Europe, the USA, and South America. This would help ensure great player-player contracts and would be a great first African airport.
Major Airlines & Routes
Major Airlines =
Air Peace, Transair, FlexFlight, ASKY Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Mauritania Airlines, MyWay Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Senegal, Air Côte d’Ivoire, Royal Air Maroc, Air Burkina, Iberia Airlines, Neos Airlines, Air France, Turkish Airlines, Air Portugal, Air Algérie, Binter Air, Getjet Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines,
Major Routes =
New York John F Kennedy JFK, São Paulo Guarulhos GRU, Addis Ababa Bole ADD, Dubai DXB, Istanbul IST, Warsaw Chopin WAW, Algiers Houari Boumediene ALG, Tunis Carthage TUN, Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino FCO, Verona VRN, Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio BGY, Milan Malpensa MXP, Zurich ZRH, Lyon Saint Exupery LYS, Marseille Provence MRS, Brussels BRU, Paris Charles de Gaulle CDG, Nantes Alantique NTE, Bordeaux Merignac BOD, Toulouse Blagnac TLS, Zaragoza ZAZ, Madrid Barajas MAD, Lisdon Humberto Delgado LIS, Funchal Cristiano Ronaldo FNC, Casablanca Mohammed V CMN, Gran Canaria LPA, Lome Tokoin LFW, Abidjan Port Bouet ABJ, Espargos Amilcar Cabral SID, Praia Nelson Mandela RAI, Conakry CKY, Bamako Senou BKO, NouakChott Oumtounsy NKC, Bissau Osvaldo Vieira OXB, Cap Skirring CSK, Ziguinchor ZIG, Banjul BJL
Unique Features or Challenges
Some unique features could be unique planes or unique temperatures or storms.
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