Niokolo-Koba airfield

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Niokolo-Koba airfield
Niokolo-Koba Airport (Senegal)
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Characteristics
ICAO code N / A (GOTN)
IATA code NIK
Coordinates

13 ° 3 '13 "  N , 12 ° 43' 37"  W Coordinates: 13 ° 3 '13 "  N , 12 ° 43' 37"  W.

Height above MSL 86 m (282  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 2 km south of the base of the National Park Niokolo-Koba SenegalSenegalSenegal 
Start-and runway
01/19 1450 m × 30 m laterite



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The Niokolo-Koba airfield ( French Aérodrome de Niokolo-Koba , IATA: NIK, ICAO: GOTN) is an airfield in the Niokolo-Koba National Park in the Kédougou region in southeast Senegal .

The unpaved airfield is used for civil aviation . It is on a dirt road about two kilometers south of the bridge of the national road N 7 on the dry valley of the middle Niokolo Koba , where the rangers of the National Park have a base. Apart from railway markings, no structural infrastructure can be seen from the air.

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Individual evidence

  1. All airfields in East Senegal begin with the code "GOT", followed by the first letter of the place name
  2. ^ Répertoire des Aérodromes et Pistes / List of Aerodromes and Rwy. (PDF) In: AIP Sénégal. Service de l'Information Aéronautique - ASECNA, February 1, 2018, accessed on March 1, 2018 (French, English).
  3. List of the aerodromes. In: www.anacim.sn. ANACIM-Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Métérologie, accessed on March 1, 2018 (French).
  4. ^ Aviation Resource Group International: ICAO Airport Codes with Niokolo Koba, Senegal