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Ansongo Airport

Ansongo, Mali

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Location

Ansongo · 7 · Mali

Position

15.701°, 0.494° · 853 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving the Ansongo region of eastern Mali.

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Ansongo, Mali

Ansongo Airport is a small, remote airstrip located in the town of Ansongo, situated in the Gao Region of eastern Mali along the Niger River. It serves as a local aviation facility for an area that lacks extensive road infrastructure, making air access particularly important for connectivity. The airport operates with basic infrastructure and does not support scheduled commercial airline services. It is primarily used for general aviation, humanitarian flights, and occasional government or military operations, reflecting the broader security and logistical challenges of the region.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to and from the airport relies primarily on local road vehicles, as Ansongo has no formal public transit system.

Notable facts

›Designated ICAO code is GAAO; no IATA code has been assigned.
›Located in the Gao Region of northeastern Mali near the Niger River.
›The surrounding area has experienced significant instability due to regional armed conflict and insurgency.
›Primarily serves general aviation, humanitarian, and government flight operations.
›Ansongo is a small town with limited infrastructure, making the airstrip a key access point for the area.

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Ansongo is a rural commune and small town in the Gao Region of eastern Mali. The town lies on the left bank of the Niger River 90 km south of Gao. It is the administrative center for the surrounding Ansongo Cercle. The commune covers an area of 445 square kilometers and in the 2009 census had a population of 32,709.

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Ansongo

Commune and town in Gao Region, Mali

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