Niamtougou International Airport
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Niamtougou International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Joint (Civil and Military) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Niamtougou | ||||||||||
| Location |  Togo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,515 ft / 462 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°46′10.66″N 1°05′34.01″E / 9.7696278°N 1.0927806°E | ||||||||||
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  LRL Location within Togo | |||||||||||
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Source:World Aero Data[1] | |||||||||||
Niamtougou International Airport (IATA: LRL, ICAO: DXNG) is an airport serving the north of Togo near Niamtougou. It is an international airport and Togo's second largest after Lomé-Tokoin Airport. The airport is located in Baga, 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Niamtougou.
History
[edit]Opened in 1981,[2] it has a 2500m runway, accessible to DC 10-30 planes and parking for 4 planes.[2]
It is primarily used by the Togolese Air Force and by civilian government airplanes, and only occasionally by chartered and private flights. Attempts have been made to schedule regular commercial flights to serve northern Togo, such as Air Burkina Ouagadougou–Niamtougou–Lomé round-trip flights, but to date these have not proved to be commercially viable.
Redevelopment
[edit]Redevelopment of the airport began in April 2016 to bring it up to ICAO standards.[3] The project involves lengthening the runway by 500 meters and resurfacing it, incorporating a turning area, renovating the departure lounge, and building a perimeter wall. The project, which has a budget of 32,640 billion fcfa, is being jointly financed with a loan covering 85% of the budget from the China Exim Bank and the remaining 15% by the Togolese Government. The project is expected to take 12 months, and is being carried out by the China Airport Construction Group Corporation.[4][failed verification][5] The inauguration of the redeveloped airport is scheduled for 25 April 2017.[3]
Also, thanks to its central location between other regional airports (Cotonou, Lomé, Accra, Abidjan, Ouagadougou, Niamey), Niamtougou International Airport has the potential for serving as a hub for several flight companies in the region.[2][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for DXNG". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ a b c "Aéroport International de Niamtougou (AINTG) – Aéroport International Gnassingbé Eyadéma". Aéroport International Gnassingbé Eyadéma (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ a b republicoftogo.com. "Modernisation de l'aéroport de Niamtougou". République Togolaise (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Home". China Airport Construction Group Corporation of CAAC (CACC).
- ^ "Lancement des travaux de réhabilitation de l'aéroport international de Niamtougou – L-FRII". L-FRII (in French). 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Togo : Vers la réhabilitation de l'Aéroport de Niamtougou". Financial Afrik (in French). 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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