List of airports in Western Sahara
(Redirected from List of airports in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
This is a list of airports in Western Sahara, sorted by location. These airports are also included in the List of airports in Morocco.
Airports
[edit]Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service.
| City served | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakhla (ad-Dakhla) | GSVO / GMMH | VIL | Dakhla Airport | 23°43′05″N 015°55′55″W / 23.71806°N 15.93194°W |
| Laâyoune (El Aaiún) | GSAI / GMML | EUN | Hassan I Airport (Laâyoune Airport) | 27°09′06″N 013°13′09″W / 27.15167°N 13.21917°W |
| Smara (Semara) | GSMA / GMMA | SMW | Smara Airport | 26°43′54″N 011°41′04″W / 26.73167°N 11.68444°W |
| La Güera (La Gouera) | ZLG | La Güera Airport (closed) | 20°51′0″N 017°5′0″W / 20.85000°N 17.08333°W |
- Laayoun Annex Air Base[citation needed] (May be a section of Hassan I Airport GMML/EUN)
There are other unpaved airstrips in Western Sahara:
- Oum Dreyga Airport
- a 1,960 metres (6,430 ft) marked north–south runway[1] at the Moroccan border control facilities south of Guerguerat.
- one rough dirt airstrip[2] southwest of Tifariti
- two well defined dirt airstrips[3] just west of Al Mahbes
See also
[edit]- Legal status of Western Sahara
- List of airports in Morocco
- Transport in Western Sahara
- List of airports by ICAO code: G#Western Sahara
- Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Western Sahara (claimed by Morocco)
References
[edit]- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
- "UN Location Codes: Western Sahara". UN/LOCODE 2006-2. UNECE. 2007-04-30. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. - includes IATA codes
- World Aero Data: Western Sahara[usurped] - ICAO codes, coordinates
- Great Circle Mapper: Western Sahara - IATA and ICAO codes