N'Djamena International Airport

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N'Djamena International Airport
IATA: NDJ – ICAO: FTTJ
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner Government
Serves N'Djamena, Chad
Hub for Toumaï Air Tchad
Elevation AMSL 968 ft / 295 m
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Map
FTTJ is located in Chad
FTTJ
FTTJ
Location of airport in Chad
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

N'Djamena International Airport (IATA: NDJ, ICAO: FTTJ) is an international airport serving N'Djamena,[1][2] the capital city of Chad. It is the country's only international airport. The airport is dual use, with civilian and military installations on opposite sides of the single runway.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 968 feet (295 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,800 by 45 metres (9,186 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Military base

There has been a French military base here since 1986, when Operation Epervier started, and was used as a French base during previous operations. In 2006 Epervier is composed of 1000 men, Mirage F-1 fighters, Puma helicopters, and transport and reconnaissance aircraft.

The French base is also shared by the small Chadian Air Force.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Douala[3]
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle
ASKY Airlines Abuja, Douala, Lomé[4]
Camair-Co Douala
CEIBA Intercontinental Douala, Malabo
Egyptair Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Sudan Airways Kano, Khartoum
Tarco Air Khartoum[5]
Toumaï Air Tchad Seasonal: Jeddah
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk[6]

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Air France Cargo Lagos, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Cargolux Luxembourg
EgyptAir Cargo Cairo
Etihad Crystal Cargo Abu Dhabi
Saudia Cargo Dubai-Al Maktoum, Jeddah, Sharjah[7]

Incidents

  • On 28 January 1978,[8] Douglas C-47 TT-EAB of Air Tchad[9] was reportedly shot down by rebels near Tibesti.[8] The damaged aircraft apparently landed at N'Djamena International Airport.[10]
  • On 19 September 1989 UTA Flight 772, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (registration N54629)[1] operating the Brazzaville-N'Djamena-Paris CDG sector, was bombed 46 minutes after take-off from N'Djamena causing the aircraft to crash while flying over Niger. All 156 passengers and 14 crew members on board perished.[11][12] For nearly 20 years, this incident marked the deadliest air disaster involving a French-operated airliner, in terms of loss of life. As of June 2009, it ranks as the second-deadliest (after Air France Flight 447).
  • On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[13]
  • On 24 January 2007, Air West Flight 612, a Boeing 737-200, landed at N'Djamena after being hijacked.

See also

References

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External links


  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for FTTJ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Airport information for NDJ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ December 2014 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/ndj
  5. ↑ http://tarcoair.reservaweb.com.br/horariovoos.asp
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ http://www.saudiacargo.com/downloads/2012/oct/2012%20Winter%20Freighter%20Commercial%20Schedule%2028Oct12-30Mar13%20Africa%20&%20MENAT.pdf
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