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Dirkou Airport (ICAO: DRZD) is an airport serving the isolated Saharan outpost of Dirkou, Niger. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the city center. In early 2018 the airport saw extensive expansion during construction of a base for Central Intelligence Agency drone operations.[2][3]

Dirkou Airport
SkySat photo of a U-28A at the
Dirkou Airport CIA annex in March, 2021
  • IATA: none
  • ICAO: DRZD
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesDirkou
Elevation AMSL1,273 ft / 388 m
Coordinates18°58′10″N 12°52′10″E
Map
DRZD
Location of the airport in Niger
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,606 5,269 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1]

See also



References


  1. Google Maps - Dirkou
  2. The New York Times (September 10, 2018). "How a C.I.A. Drone Base Grew in Niger's Desert". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  3. Schmitt, Eric; Koettl, Christoph. "Remote C.I.A. Base in the Sahara Steadily Grows". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021.



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- [en] Dirkou Airport

[fr] Aérodrome de Dirkou

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