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Airports In Niger
This is a list of airports in Niger, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Transport in Niger * List of airports by ICAO code: D#DR - Niger * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Niger References * * - includes IATA codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Niger- IATA and ICAO codes World Aero Data: Airports in Niger- ICAO codes {{Africa in topic, List of airports in Niger Airports Airports Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languages [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tourism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya, Niger
Gaya is a city in the Gaya Department of the Dosso Region of Niger. The city is situated 254 km southeast of the capital, Niamey, is located on the banks of the Niger River, and is near the borders with Benin and Nigeria. Gaya has a population of 28,385 (2001 census). The wettest area in Niger, Gaya averages 800 mm in rainfall a year. There is a bridge connecting Gaya to the town of Malanville in Benin. See also * Bayajidda Bayajidda (Hausa: Bàyā̀jiddà) was, according to the legends surrounding most West African states before the 19th century, the founder of the Hausa states. Most accounts say that Bayajidda came from Baghdad. Bayajidda came first to Borno where ... References External links Niger country profile Communes of Niger Benin–Niger border crossings Dosso Region {{Niger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diori Hamani International Airport
Diori Hamani International Airport is an airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger. It is located from Niamey in the south eastern suburbs of the city, along the Route Nationale 1, the major highway linking Niamey with the east of the nation. The airport complex also includes the major base for the Armed Forces of Niger's "''Armee d'Air''". Overview Traffic In 2019, the airport served 363,093 passengers. The air traffic control for NIM is operated by the ASECNA, which bases one of its five air traffic zones for the continent at Niamey. The airport is named after Hamani Diori (1916–1989), the first President of Niger. EAMAC ASECNA operates the "''African School for Meteorology and Civil Aviation/Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile''" at the Niamey airport complex, as well as in the Plateau quarter of Niamey city centre. Founded in 1963, EAMAC trains civil aviation professionals and aviation meteorologists from across Africa. Base Aérienne 101 The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital district growing at a slower rate than the country as a whole, which has the world's highest fertility rate. The city is located in a pearl millet growing region, while manufacturing industries include bricks, ceramic goods, cement, and weaving. History Niamey was probably founded in the 18th century and originated as a cluster of small villages (Gaweye, Kalley, Maourey, Zongo and Foulani Koira).Geels, Jolijn, (2006) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Niger'', pgs. 93-113 Niamey was of little importance until the French developed it as a colonial centre in the late 1890s. The town, then with an estimated population of some 1,800, was chosen as the capital of the newly created Military Territory of Niger in 1905, however, the capital was shifted to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maradi Airport
Maradi Airport is an airport serving Maradi, Niger. The airport is on the east side of the city. The Maradi non-directional beacon (Ident: MY) is located on the field. Airlines and destinations See also *Transport in Niger *List of airports in Niger This is a list of airports in Niger, sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. See also * Transport in Niger * List of airports by ICAO code: D#DR - ... * References External links OurAirports - NigerOpenStreetMap - Maradi Great Circle Mapper - Maradi* Google Earth Airports in Niger Buildings and structures in Maradi, Niger {{Niger-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maradi, Niger
Maradi is the second largest city in Niger and the administrative centre of Maradi Region. It is also the seat of the Maradi Department and an Urban Commune. History Originally part of Katsina, a Hausa state, it became independent in the 19th century. From the early 19th century, Maradi was home to one of several Hausa traditional rump states, formed by rulers and nobility who fled the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate.Geels, Jolijn, (2006) ''Bradt Travel Guide – Niger'', pgs. 203–212 Elements of the Katsina ruling class continued to claim the area as the seat of a Katsina state in exile ruled by the ''Sarkin Katsina Maradi''. Maradi was constrained by the more powerful Gobir exilic state to the west, the Sultanate of Damagaram based at Zinder to the east, and Sokoto to the south. The arrival of the French in 1899 saw the bloody destruction of the town by the Voulet-Chanoine Mission, but later the town recovered to become an important regional centre of commerce by the 1950s. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine-Soroa Airport
Maine-Soroa Airport is an airport serving Maine-Soroa in Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesAirports in Niger {{Niger-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tapoa Airport
La Tapoa Airport is an airport serving La Tapoa in Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesAttributions des départements de l'ANAC ." Agence nationale de l'aviation civile du Niger. Retrieved on 4 June 2013. "La Tapoa : dimensions de la piste = 1 200 x 25 m ; distance 3 km du Campement" References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iferouane Airport
Iferouane Airport is an airport serving Iferouane, Niger. It is located just west of the town. See also *Transport in Niger Niger's transport system was little developed during the colonial period (1899–1960), largely relying upon animal, human, and limited river transport in the far southwest and southeast. No railways were constructed in the colonial period, an ... * References OurAirports - Niger Great Circle Mapper - Iferouane* Google Earth External links Airports in Niger {{Niger-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iferouane
Iferouane (french: link=no, Iférouane), also spelled Iferouan, is an oasis town and commune in northern Niger, in Agadez Department. It is located northeast of Arlit in the northern Aïr, in the Ighazar valley near the Tamgak Range. Iferouane is also the location of the headquarters of the Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, a World Heritage Site covering more than . The Project for the Conservation and Management of the Natural Resources of the Aïr-Ténéré, a joint venture between the government of Niger, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is also based in Iferouane. The town has one airport: Iferouane Airport . History The Foureau-Lamy Mission, a French military expedition led by Fernand Foreau and Amédée-François Lamy, spent a number of months at Iferouane in 1899. The expedition stopped at Iferouane on 24 February 1899 to acquire additional pack animals, their number having dwindled from 1,004 to 585, and depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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