Diori Hamani International Airport
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IATA: NIM – ICAO: DRRN
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Owner | Government | ||
| Location | Niamey, Niger | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 732 ft / 223 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13°28′54″N 002°10′13″E / 13.48167°N 2.17028°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09R/27L | 3,000 | 9,843 | Bitumen |
| 09L/27R | 1,620 | 5,315 | Laterite |
| Sources: Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar[1] | |||
Diori Hamani International Airport (IATA: NIM, ICAO: DRRN) is an airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger. It is located in the south eastern suburbs of the city, along the Route Nationale 1, the major highway linking Niamey with the east of the nation. The airport complex also includes the major base for the Armed Forces of Niger's "Armee d'Air".
In 2004, the airport served 97,814 passengers. The Air traffic control for NIM is operated by the ASECNA, which bases one of its five air traffic zones for the continent at Niamey.[2] The airport is named after Hamani Diori, the first President of Niger.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afriqiyah Airways | Bamako, Cotonou, Tripoli (all service is suspended) |
| Air Algérie | Algiers |
| Air Burkina | Abidjan, Ouagadougou |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Mali | Bamako |
| ASKY Airlines | Abidjan, Lomé, Ouagadougou |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Senegal Airlines | Dakar, Bamako |
[edit] EAMAC
ASECNA operates the "African School for Meteorology and Civil Aviation/Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile" at the Niamey airport complex, as well as in the Plateau quarter of Niamey city centre. Founded in 1963, EAMAC trains civil aviation professionals and aviation meteorologists from across Africa.[3][4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Aeronautical chart
- ^ Visites du ministre des Transports et de l'Aviation Civile à l'aéroport international Diori Hamani de Niamey et au CNUT: s'enquérir des conditions de travail des agents. Seini Seydou Zakaria, le Sahel (Niamey) 18 June 2009
- ^ L'EAMAC. asecna.aero Accessed 2009-06-18
- ^ L'EAMAC, c'est la Météorologie, l'Aviation Civile, l'Electronique et l'Informatique au service de la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne. Official website. Accessed 2009-06-18
[edit] External links
- Accident history for NIM at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for DRRN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for DRRN at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for DRRN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ais-asecna.org Aeronautical charts for NIAMEY/Diori Hamani (DRRN).
