Dakhla Airport

Dakhla Airport

مطار الداخلة (Arabic)

Aéroport de Dakhla (French)
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorOffice National Des Aéroports (ONDA) /
Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF)
ServesDakhla
LocationWestern Sahara
Elevation AMSL36 ft / 11 m
Coordinates23°43′05″N 015°55′55″W / 23.71806°N 15.93194°W / 23.71806; -15.93194
Map
VIL is located in Western Sahara
VIL
VIL
Location of airport in Western Sahara
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,000 9,842 Asphalt
Statistics (2008, 2016)
Aircraft movements1,574
Passengers (2016)154,451 Increase
Cargo (tonnes)34.43

Dakhla Airport (IATA: VIL, ICAO: GMMH/GSVO) is an airport serving Dakhla (also known as Dajla or ad-Dakhla, formerly Villa Cisneros), a city in Western Sahara, a disputed territory. (See Political status of Western Sahara)

The airport is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA.

  1. ^ Dakhla airport information from Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA)
  2. ^ Airport information for GMMH[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ Airport information for VIL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).