Yamoussoukro International Airport Explained

Yamoussoukro International Airport
Nativename:Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro
Iata:ASK
Icao:DIYO
City-Served:Yamoussoukro
Location:Côte d'Ivoire
Elevation-F:699
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:9844
R1-Length-M:3000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Google Maps[1]

Yamoussoukro International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro) is a regional airport serving Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire.

On November 6, 2004, Yamoussoukro Airport was attacked[2] by French infantry after military aircraft from the airport bombed a UN peacekeeper base as well as rebel targets, 9 French peacekeepers and one U.S. civilian were killed. Two Ivory Coast Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and several Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed, which was most of the country's air forces. Mobs and rebels tried to attack the French forces after the airport raid.

References

6.9032°N -5.3656°W

Notes and References

  1. https://maps.google.com/?ll=6.903251,-5.365963&spn=0.043968,0.047593&t=h&z=15 Google Maps - Yamoussoukro
  2. News: France attacks Ivorian airbase. 2004-11-06. 2018-08-20. en-GB.