Podor airfield
| Podor airfield | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | GOSP | ||
| IATA code | POD | ||
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| Height above MSL | 6 m (20 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 3 km north of Podor , Senegal
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| Basic data | |||
| operator | Senegal Governorate | ||
| Start-and runway | |||
| 15/33 | 1550 m × 30 m laterite | ||
The airfield Podor ( French Aérodrome de Podor , IATA: POD, ICAO: GOSP) is the northernmost airport of Senegal . It is located outside the city of Podor in the Saint-Louis region .
The airfield is operated by the Senegalese government for civil aviation . It is located in the north of a bend in the river in Senegal , the middle of which forms the border with the neighboring country of Mauritania , and around three kilometers north of the city center of Podor, the prefecture of the Podor department . The two ends of the runway are only around 100 and 700 meters away from the bank of the river bend, so that the approach has to lead more or less through the airspace of Mauritania.
See also
Web links
- Airport data for POD
- Aeronautical map for Podor Airport on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 13 GEN 2-4-01 - Indicateurs d'emplacement / Location indicators. (PDF) In: AIP Sénégal. Service de l'Infofmation Aéronautique - ASECNA, 7 December 2017, accessed on 28 February 2018 (French, English).
- ^ 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 February 28, 2018 (French, English).
- ↑ List of the aerodromes. In: www.anacim.sn. ANACIM-Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Métérologie, accessed on February 28, 2018 (French).