Gao International Airport

Gao International Airport
Gao International Airport
	An Antonov An-22 lands at Gao Airport, December 2016
	IATA: GAQ; ICAO: GAGO;
Summary
Airport type	Joint Public/Military
Location	Gao, Mali
Elevation AMSL	870 ft / 265 m
Coordinates	16°14′54″N 000°00′20″E / 16.24833°N 0.00556°E
Map
	GAO Location within Mali
Runways

Coordinates: 16°14′54″N 000°00′20″E / 16.24833°N 0.00556°E / 16.24833; 0.00556

Gao International Airport (IATA: GAQ, ICAO: GAGO), also known as Korogoussou Airport, is an airport in Gao, Mali. It is used as a base for the Dutch air force on the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSA. The Royal Air Force has also deployed Chinook helicopters to Gao.^[1]

References

↑ Binnie, Jeremy [@JeremyBinnie] (July 24, 2018). "French MoD has confirmed that RAF Chinooks are at Gao (UK MoD did not confirm the location in Mali) and released this photo of British serviceman wearing badge of France's Hombori Groupement Tactique Désert" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

OneSky Jets - Gao Airport
World-Airport-Codes - Gao (GAQ) Mali
Aviation Safety Network: Gao Airport
Airport information for GAGO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

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[1] Binnie, Jeremy [@JeremyBinnie] (July 24, 2018). "French MoD has confirmed that RAF Chinooks are at Gao (UK MoD did not confirm the location in Mali) and released this photo of British serviceman wearing badge of France's Hombori Groupement Tactique Désert" (Tweet) – via Twitter.