List of airports in Western Sahara
This is a list of airports in Western Sahara, sorted by location. These airports are also included in the List of airports in Morocco.
Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service.
| City served | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakhla (ad-Dakhla) | GSVO / GMMH | VIL | Dakhla Airport | 23°43′05″N 015°55′55″W / 23.71806°N 15.93194°W / 23.71806; -15.93194 (Dakhla Airport) |
| Laâyoune (El Aaiún) | GSAI / GMML | EUN | Hassan I Airport (Laâyoune Airport) | 27°09′06″N 013°13′09″W / 27.15167°N 13.21917°W / 27.15167; -13.21917 (Laâyoune/Hassan I Airport) |
| Smara (Semara) | GSMA / GMMA | SMW | Smara Airport | 26°43′54″N 011°41′04″W / 26.73167°N 11.68444°W / 26.73167; -11.68444 (Smara Airport) |
| La Güera (La Gouera) | ZLG | La Güera Airport (closed) | 20°51′0″N 017°5′0″W / 20.85000°N 17.08333°W / 20.85000; -17.08333 (La Güera Airport) |
- Laayoun Annex Air Base[citation needed] (May be a section of Hassan I Airport GMML/EUN)
There are other unpaved airstrips in Western Sahara:
- Oum Dreyga Airport
- a 1,960 metres (6,430 ft) marked north–south runway[1] at the Moroccan border control facilities south of Guerguerat.
- one rough dirt airstrip[2] southwest of Tifariti
- two well defined dirt airstrips[3] just west of Al Mahbes
See also
- Legal status of Western Sahara
- List of airports in Morocco
- Transport in Western Sahara
- List of airports by ICAO code: G#Western Sahara
- Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Western Sahara (claimed by Morocco)
References
- ^ Moroccan Border Control
- ^ Tifariti airstrip
- ^ Al Mahbes airstrip
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
- "UN Location Codes: Western Sahara". UN/LOCODE 2006-2. UNECE. 2007-04-30. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. - includes IATA codes
- World Aero Data: Western Sahara[usurped] - ICAO codes, coordinates
- Great Circle Mapper: Western Sahara - IATA and ICAO codes