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During [[World War II]], Dakar Airport was a key link in the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Air Transport Command]] Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between [[Brazil]] and [[French West Africa]] after 1942. Massive amounts of cargo were stored at Dakar, which were then transported along the North African [[Cairo]]-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. From Dakar, flights were made to [[Dakhla Airport]], near [[Villa Cisneros]] in [[French North Africa]] or to [[Atar International Airport|Atar Airport]], depending on the load on the air route. |
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In addition to being the western terminus of the North African route, Dakar was the northern terminus for the South African route, which transported personnel to [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]], with numerous stopovers at [[Roberts Field]], [[Liberia]], the [[Belgian Congo]] and [[Northern Rhodesia]]. |
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Dakar-Yoff / Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport Aéroport international de Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Military/Civil | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 85 ft / 26 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°44′22″N 17°29′24″W / 14.73944°N 17.49000°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.aeroportdakar.com | ||||||||||||||
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Dakar-Yoff / Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (IATA: DKR, ICAO: GOOY) is an international air facility in Dakar, Senegal.
The unusually long-named and most important airport in Senegal, can handle aircraft up to the size of the Boeing 747 jets. It used to be one of the five main hubs of the now defunct multi-national airline, Air Afrique. The airport was renamed (from Dakar-Yoff) to Léopold Sédar Senghor, a well-known poet who served as president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980, and died in 2001.
In 2007, the airport served about 2,100,000 passengers.
Delta Air Lines started service on December 4, 2006 between Atlanta USA and Johannesburg, South Africa. with an intermediate stop in Dakar, making it the only major U.S. airline to serve the African continent.
On May 25, 2007, Patrick Smith (columnist), author of the long-running 'Ask the Pilot' column for Salon.com, called it the 'World's Worst Airport', commenting that he found there 'only squalor, an unnerving sense of confinement and to some extent danger'. [1]
It was a Space Shuttle landing site until it was determined that a dip in the runway could damage the shuttle upon landing.
The compilers of the Rough Guide to West Africa [2], state that "the supervision of the arrivals hall is pretty relaxed, with lots of 'porters' aiming to part you from your cash", and that the airport has more and better facilities than most in West Africa, including catering, an ATM and a business centre.
Car hire
Several car hire companies are stationed at the airport such as Hertz, Europcar, and others.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Afrinat International Airlines | Banjul, Freetown |
| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli |
| Air Algérie | Algiers |
| Air Burkina | Bamako, Ouagadougou |
| Air Europa | Madrid |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Ivoire | Abidjan, Conakry |
| Air Méditerranée | Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes, Paris-Orly, Toulouse, Ziguinchor |
| Bellview Airlines | Abidjan, Accra, Freetown, Lagos |
| Benin Golf Air | Abidjan, Conakry, Cotonou |
| Brussels Airlines | Banjul, Brussels |
| Compagnie Aérienne du Mali | Abidjan, Bamako, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville, Lomé |
| Corsairfly | Paris-Orly |
| Delta Air Lines | Abuja [begins June 11], Atlanta, Cape Town, Johannesburg [ends 31 May], Monrovia [begins 8 June], Nairobi [begins 2 June], New York-JFK |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Bamako, Ndjamena |
| Eurofly | Milan-Malpensa |
| Iberia Airlines | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid |
| Kenya Airways | Bamako, Nairobi |
| Livingston Energy Flight | Banjul, Milan-Malpensa |
| Mahfooz Aviation | Banjul |
| Mauritania Airways | Abidjan, Nouakchott |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Slok Air International | Accra, Abidjan, Banjul, Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg, New York-JFK, Washington-Dulles |
| TACV | Freetown, Praia |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| Tunisair | Tunis |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk, São Paulo-Guarulhos |
| Virgin Nigeria Airways | Accra, Lagos |
| XL Airways France | Cap-Skirring, Paris-Orly |
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France Cargo | |
| Cargo B Airlines | |
| LAN Cargo | |
| Lufthansa Cargo | |
| MK Airlines | |
| World Airways |
World War II
During World War II, Dakar Airport was a key link in the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa after 1942. Massive amounts of cargo were stored at Dakar, which were then transported along the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. From Dakar, flights were made to Dakhla Airport, near Villa Cisneros in French North Africa or to Atar Airport, depending on the load on the air route.
In addition to being the western terminus of the North African route, Dakar was the northern terminus for the South African route, which transported personnel to Pretoria, South Africa, with numerous stopovers at Roberts Field, Liberia, the Belgian Congo and Northern Rhodesia. [2]
References
- ^ Smith, Patrick. "Ask the Pilot," Salon.
- ^ [1]
![[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atcroutes-1sep1945.jpg){kind=link}