N'Djamena International Airport
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IATA: NDJ – ICAO: FTTJ
 NDJ
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Owner | Government | ||
| Location | N'Djamena, Chad | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 968 ft / 295 m | ||
| Coordinates | 12°08′01″N 015°02′02″E / 12.13361°N 15.03389°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 05/23 | 9,186 | 2,800 | Asphalt |
N'Djamena International Airport (IATA: NDJ, ICAO: FTTJ), serves N'Djamena, Chad, and is the main international airport of Chad.
The airport is dual use, with civilian and military installations on opposite sides of the single runway.
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[edit] Military base
There has been a French military base here since 1986, when Operation Epervier started, and was used as a French base during previous operations. In 2006 Epervier is composed of 1000 men, Mirage F-1 fighters, Puma helicopters, and transport and reconnaissance aircraft.
The French base is also shared by the small Chad Air Force.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli [suspended] |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| ASKY Airlines | Lomé, Lagos, Douala |
| Camair-Co | Douala |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta |
| Toumaï Air Tchad | Abéché, Bangui, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville, Lomé |
[edit] Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
| Etihad Crystal Cargo | Abu Dhabi |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo | Jeddah |
| Mid Express Tchad |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 28 January 1978,[1] Douglas C-47 TT-EAB of Air Tchad[2] was reportedly shot down by rebels near Tibesti.[1] The damaged aircraft apparently landed at N'Djamena International Airport.[3]
- On 19 September 1989 UTA flight 772, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (registration N54629)[1] operating the Brazzaville-N'Djamena-Paris CDG sector, was bombed 46 minutes after take-off from N'Djamena causing the aircraft to crash while flying over Niger. All 156 passengers and 14 crew members on board perished.[4][5] For nearly 20 years, this incident marked the deadliest air disaster involving a French-operated airliner, in terms of loss of life. As of June 2009, it ranks as the second-deadliest (see Air France flight 447).
- On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "TT-EAB Criminal occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19780128-1. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Chad, Spelled Tchad in French". The Dakota Association of South Africa. http://www.dc-3.co.za/dc-3-in-africa/chad.html. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "Jacques Hémet shares his vintage propliner images". Ruud Leeuw. http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-hemet.htm. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ UTA 772: The forgotten flight
- ^ McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N54629
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010724-5. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
[edit] External links
- Accident history for FTTJ at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for FTTJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for FTTJ at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for FTTJ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
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