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Dakhla Airport (IATA: VIL, ICAO: GMMH/GSVO) is an airport serving Dakhla (also known as Dajla or ad-Dakhla, formerly Villa Cisneros), a city in Western Sahara, a disputed territory. (See Political status of Western Sahara)

Dakhla Airport
IATA: VIL ICAO: GMMH/GSVO
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) / Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF)
Serves	Dakhla
Location	Morocco
Elevation AMSL	36 ft / 11 m
Coordinates	23°43′05″N 015°55′55″W
Map
VIL Location of airport in Western Sahara
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 3,000 9,842 Asphalt
Statistics (2008, 2016)
Aircraft movements 1,574 Passengers (2016) 154,451 Cargo (tonnes) 34.43
Sources: ONDA,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

The airport is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA.

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It connected to Dakar Airport in the South and Agadir Airport to the north.[4]^{[citation needed]}

Airport and facilities

The Dakhla airport is used as public airport and by the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The 3 km (1.9 mi) long runway can receive a Boeing 737 or smaller planes. Parking space of 18,900 square metres (203,000 sq ft) or one Boeing 737.

The passenger terminal covers 670 square metres (7,200 sq ft) and is capable to handle up to 55,000 passengers per year. Public facilities available include a medical post and a prayer room.^{[citation needed]}

The airport offers the following radio-navigation aids: VOR and DME.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia Maroc	Casablanca, Marrakech,[5] Rabat
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria[6]
Royal Air Maroc	Agadir, Casablanca, Gran Canaria, Laayoune[7]
Transavia	Seasonal: Paris-Orly

Traffic statistics

Item	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
Aircraft movements[8]	1,574	1,492	839	674	606	492
Passengers[9]	42,066	36,354	21,253	21,442	11,670	12,149
Cargo (tonnes)[10]	34.43	48.63	59.77	61.06	140.96	107.81

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.

External links

• Current weather for GMMH at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for VIL at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Dakhla

Dakhla Airport ist ein Flughafen in der Westsahara, einem von Marokko annektierten Gebiet. Er liegt drei Kilometer nördlich der Innenstadt von Ad-Dakhla.

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- [en] Dakhla Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Dajla

El aeropuerto de Dajla (IATA: VIL, OACI: GMMH) se encuentra cercano a Villa Cisneros, en Sáhara Occidental. El aeropuerto es operado y administrado por Marruecos a través de la empresa estatal Office National des Aéroports (ONDA).[1] Remplazó al antiguo aeropuerto de Villa Cisneros (código ICAO: GSVO), situado pocos kilómetros al suroeste.[2]

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[fr] Aéroport de Dakhla

L'aéroport de Dakhla (code IATA : VIL • code OACI : GMMH) est un aéroport international qui se situe aux portes de la ville de Dakhla, dans la partie du Sahara occidental contrôlée par le Maroc. Il dessert la ville de Dakhla et sa région.

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[ru] Дахла (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Дахла (фр. Aéroport de Dakhla, араб. مطار الداخلة‎; (ИАТА: VIL, ИКАО: GMMH/GSVO)) — аэропорт, расположенный в Западной Сахаре, в портовом городе Дахла. Управляется марокканской государственной компанией Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA).

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