AirportsKayes Dag Dag Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kayes, in Kayes Region, Mali. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KYS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KYS
- ICAO code
- GAKD
- City
- Kayes
- State or region
- Kayes Region
- Country
- Mali
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.4825° N, 11.3993° W
- Elevation
- 50 m (164 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KYS means Kayes Dag Dag Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GAKD. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.4825° N, 11.3993° W. It stands 50 metres (164 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
Kayes Dag Dag Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,700 m 8,858 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Modibo Keita International AirportBamako | BKO | 431 km |
| Osvaldo Vieira International AirportBissau, Guinea-Bissau | OXB | 543 km |
| Ziguinchor AirportZiguinchor, Senegal | ZIG | 570 km |
| Banjul International AirportBanjul (Yundum), Gambia | BJL | 581 km |
| Ahmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry, Guinea | CKY | 596 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,101 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,899 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,019 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,228 km | 5 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,646 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,616 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,693 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,678 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,231 km | 21 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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