AirportsTombouktou Airport is a large airport serving Timbuktu, in Gao Region, Mali. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TOM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TOM
- ICAO code
- GATB
- City
- Timbuktu
- State or region
- Gao Region
- Country
- Mali
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 16.7305° N, 3.0076° W
- Elevation
- 263 m (863 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,110 m (6,923 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TOM means Tombouktou Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GATB. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.7305° N, 3.0076° W. It stands 263 metres (863 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
Tombouktou Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,110 metres (6,923 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Mali on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,110 m 6,923 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mopti AirportSévaré | MZI | 272 km |
| Gao International AirportGao | GAQ | 325 km |
| Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportOuagadougou, Burkina Faso | OUA | 513 km |
| Bobo Dioulasso AirportBobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | BOY | 636 km |
| Bordj Badji Mokhtar AirportBordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | BMW | 662 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,185 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,966 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,090 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,870 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,198 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,161 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,770 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,004 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,807 km | 20 h 45 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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