Saint-Louis Airport Explained

Saint-Louis Airport
Nativename:French: Aéroport de Saint-Louis
Iata:XLS
Icao:GOSS
Type:Public
City-Served:Saint-Louis, Senegal
Elevation-F:9
Elevation-M:3
Coordinates:16.0508°N -16.4631°W
Pushpin Map:Senegal
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Senegal
Pushpin Label:XLS
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:1,900
R1-Length-F:6,234
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Saint-Louis Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Louis) is an airport serving Saint-Louis, the capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal. Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River, and served as Senegal's capital until independence in 1960. It is 3200NaN0 north of Senegal's current capital in Dakar.

By 1985 the original grass/earth runway, (01/19), was replaced by a longer asphalt runway, (18/36).

Since 2020 the airport has been undergoing a full reconstruction, (incomplete). Runway has been upgraded, lengthened and widened. Tower, hangar, and terminal, were all razed, and replaced by new structures.

In January 2024, Air Senegal launched flights to Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) on Mondays and Fridays.[2]

The airport will become service hub for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyin (GTA) LNG project, and future adjacent field developments.

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. News: Bonang . Alain . Air Senegal: after the acquisition of 8 new aircraft, the company will serve the interior of the country from Dakar LSS airport . March 14, 2024 . Dakaractu.com . Dakaractu.com . January 8, 2024.

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