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Tambacounda Airport

Tambacounda, Senegal

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Elevation

161 ft

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Location

Tambacounda · TC · Senegal

Position

13.737°, -13.653° · 161 ft elev.

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Gateway to eastern Senegal's Tambacounda region.

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Tambacounda, Senegal

Tambacounda Airport (IATA: TUD, ICAO: GOTT) is a domestic airport serving Tambacounda, the capital of the Tambacounda Region in eastern Senegal. It provides air access to a city that serves as a major crossroads hub in the interior of the country, far from the coastal capital Dakar. The airport handles limited scheduled and charter traffic, primarily connecting Tambacounda with Dakar and occasionally other Senegalese cities. It plays an important role in reducing travel times across the vast distances of eastern Senegal, where road journeys can be lengthy.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes typical of a regional domestic facility.

Getting to & from

Ground transport into Tambacounda city center is primarily via taxi and private vehicle, as no formal bus or rail link serves the airport.

Airlines here

Air Sénégal and smaller regional operators have provided scheduled service connecting Tambacounda to Dakar's Blaise Diagne International Airport.

Notable facts

›Tambacounda is one of the hottest cities in Senegal, with temperatures regularly exceeding 40°C.
›The airport serves a region that borders Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau, giving it some strategic importance.
›Runway length is limited, restricting operations to smaller regional aircraft.
›The airport supports humanitarian and NGO operations given the region's development needs.
›Tambacounda city is located roughly 460 km east of Dakar, making air access particularly valuable.

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Tambacounda Airport is an airport serving Tambacounda, the capital of the Tambacounda Region in Senegal.

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Tambacounda Airport

Airport in Senegal

Tambacounda Airport is an airport serving Tambacounda, the capital of the Tambacounda Region in Senegal.

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