Kissidougou Airport

Aéroport de Kissidougou (French)
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKissidougou, Guinea
Elevation AMSL1,808 ft / 551 m
Coordinates9°09′40″N 10°07′30″W / 9.16111°N 10.12500°W / 9.16111; -10.12500
Map
KSI is located in Guinea
KSI
KSI
Location of the airport in Guinea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,805 5,922 Dirt
Source: Google Maps[1] GCM[2]

Kissidougou Airport (IATA: KSI , ICAO: GUKU ) is an airport serving Kissidougou, a city in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the city.

The Kissidougou non-directional beacon (Ident: KU) is located on the field.[3]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google Map - Kissidougou
  2. ↑ Airport information for Kissidougou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Kissidougou NDB (KU) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ↑ "9Q-CYD Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.



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