AirportsGao International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gao, in Gao Region, Mali. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GAQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GAQ
- ICAO code
- GAGO
- City
- Gao
- State or region
- Gao Region
- Country
- Mali
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.2485° N, 0.0054° W
- Elevation
- 265 m (870 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GAQ means Gao International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GAGO. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.2485° N, 0.0054° W. It stands 265 metres (870 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Bamako, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gao International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Mali on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tombouktou AirportTimbuktu | TOM | 325 km |
| Diori Hamani International AirportNiamey, Niger | NIM | 387 km |
| Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportOuagadougou, Burkina Faso | OUA | 463 km |
| Mopti AirportSévaré | MZI | 478 km |
| Bordj Badji Mokhtar AirportBordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | BMW | 579 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,919 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,670 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,806 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,917 km | 5 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,484 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,438 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,457 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,867 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,530 km | 20 h 25 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.
Links
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