AirportsOuagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is a large airport serving Ouagadougou, in Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OUA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OUA
- ICAO code
- DFFD
- City
- Ouagadougou
- State or region
- Kadiogo Province
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.3532° N, 1.5124° W
- Elevation
- 316 m (1,037 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OUA means Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DFFD. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.3532° N, 1.5124° W. It stands 316 metres (1,037 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Ouagadougou, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yakubu Tali International AirportTamale, Ghana | TML | 319 km |
| Bobo Dioulasso AirportBobo Dioulasso | BOY | 334 km |
| Mopti AirportSévaré, Mali | MZI | 367 km |
| Diori Hamani International AirportNiamey, Niger | NIM | 420 km |
| Gao International AirportGao, Mali | GAQ | 463 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,254 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,942 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,113 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,351 km | 5 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,626 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,599 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,657 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,313 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,355 km | 20 h 10 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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