AirportsCotonou Cadjehoun International Airport is a large airport serving Cotonou, in Atlantique Department, Benin. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is COO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- COO
- ICAO code
- DBBB
- City
- Cotonou
- State or region
- Atlantique Department
- Country
- Benin
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.3572° N, 2.3843° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,410 m (7,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, COO means Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DBBB. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.3572° N, 2.3843° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Porto-Novo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,410 metres (7,906 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,410 m 7,906 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Murtala Muhammed International AirportLagos, Nigeria | LOS | 106 km |
| Lomé–Tokoin International AirportLomé, Togo | LFW | 127 km |
| Ibadan AirportIbadan, Nigeria | IBA | 208 km |
| Kotoka International AirportAccra, Ghana | ACC | 294 km |
| General Tunde Idiagbon International AirportIlorin/Ogbomosho, Nigeria | ILR | 328 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,179 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,730 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,000 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,023 km | 6 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,381 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,356 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,273 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,573 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,577 km | 19 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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