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Tessalit Airport

—, Mali
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GATS
Elevation
1621 ft
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Location
7 · Mali
Position
20.243°, 0.977° · 1621 ft elev.
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Remote desert airstrip serving northern Mali's Tessalit region.

Location
Tessalit, Mali
Tessalit Airport (ICAO: GATS) is a small airstrip located in the Tessalit Cercle of the Kidal Region in northeastern Mali, near the Algerian border. The area is one of the most remote and sparsely populated parts of the Sahara Desert, and the airport primarily serves military and humanitarian purposes rather than commercial aviation. The region has experienced significant instability due to Tuareg rebellions and the presence of jihadist groups, which has greatly limited civilian air traffic. The airport has been used by Malian armed forces and international military operations, including French forces during Operation Serval and subsequent missions.
Getting to & from
Ground transport is extremely limited, with Tessalit accessible mainly via unpaved desert tracks through the Sahara.
Airlines here
No scheduled commercial airline service operates at Tessalit Airport; the facility is used primarily for military and occasional humanitarian flights.
Notable facts
  • ›Located in the Kidal Region of northeastern Mali, near the Algerian border.
  • ›Used heavily by French military forces during Operation Serval (2013) against jihadist groups.
  • ›Situated in a highly insecure zone affected by ongoing armed conflict and jihadist activity.
  • ›No IATA code is assigned, reflecting the absence of commercial scheduled service.
  • ›Elevation is approximately 1,656 feet (505 meters) above sea level.
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Tessalit Airport
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Tessalit Airport is a desert airport serving Tessalit, a village in the Kidal Region of Mali. The airport is at the village of Amachach, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of Tessalit. A third, unpaved 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) runway runs parallel to the primary runway. The Tessalit non-directional beacon is located on the airport.

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Tessalit Airport

Airport in Mali

Tessalit Airport is a desert airport serving Tessalit, a village in the Kidal Region of Mali. The airport is at the village of Amachach, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of Tessalit. A third, unpaved 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) runway runs parallel to the primary runway. The Tessalit non-directional…

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