Kissidougou Airport Explained

Kissidougou Airport
Iata:	KSI
Icao:	GUKU
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Kissidougou, Guinea
Elevation-F:	1808
Coordinates:	9.1611°N -10.125°W
Pushpin Map:	Guinea
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the airport in Guinea
Pushpin Label:	KSI
R1-Number:	01/19
R1-Length-M:	1805
R1-Surface:	Dirt
Metric-Rwy:	y
Footnotes:	Source: Google Maps^[1] GCM

Kissidougou Airport is an airport serving Kissidougou, a city in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The airport is southwest of the city.

The Kissidougou non-directional beacon (Ident: KU) is located on the field.^[2]

Accidents and incidents

• On 16 January 1984, Douglas C-47 9Q-CYD of Transport Aérien Zairois departed the runway following an engine failure on take-off. Dry grass was set on fire when it came into contact with the hot engine and the aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire. All seventeen people on board escaped uninjured. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight in support of the Dakar Rally.^[3]

See also

• • • Transport in Guinea
• List of airports in Guinea

External links

• OurAirports - Kissidougou
• SkyVector - Kissidougou Airport
• FallingRain - Kissidougou Airport

Notes and References

1. https://www.google.com/maps/@9.1605544,-10.1193809,3367m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en Google Map - Kissidougou
2. Web site: Kissidougou NDB (KU) @ OurAirports. ourairports.com. 2018-08-20.
3. Web site: 9Q-CYD Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 27 July 2010.