This is a list of
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 surfa ...
s in
Western Sahara
Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the ...
, sorted by location. These airports are also included in the
List of airports in Morocco
This is a list of airports in Morocco, sorted by location.
Morocco ( ar, المغرب, ''al-Maġrib''), officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in North Africa. Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Stra ...
.
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service.
* Laayoun Annex Air Base (May be a section of Hassan I Airport GMML/EUN)
There are other unpaved airstrips in Western Sahara:
*
Oum Dreyga Airport
* a marked north–south runway at the Moroccan border control facilities south of
Guerguerat
Guerguerat ( ar, الكركرات , ary, گرگرات, ber, Gargaren) is a small village in the far south west of Western Sahara, from the border with Mauritania and from the Atlantic Ocean. The village is under the control of Morocco. The ...
.
* one rough dirt airstrip southwest of
Tifariti
Tifariti (Berber: Tifariti, ar, تيفاريتي) is an oasis town located in north-eastern Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan Berm, from Smara and north of the border with Mauritania. It is part of what Polisario Front calls the '' Liberated ...
* two well defined dirt airstrips
Al Mahbes airstrip
/ref> just west of Al Mahbes
See also
* Legal status of Western Sahara
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
* List of airports in Morocco
This is a list of airports in Morocco, sorted by location.
Morocco ( ar, المغرب, ''al-Maġrib''), officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in North Africa. Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Stra ...
* Transport in Western Sahara
* List of airports by ICAO code: G#Western Sahara
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa#Western Sahara (claimed by Morocco)
References
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* - includes IATA codes
World Aero Data: Western Sahara
- ICAO codes, coordinates
Great Circle Mapper: Western Sahara
- IATA and ICAO codes
{{Africa in topic, List of airports in
Western Sahara
Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the ...
Airports
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 surfac ...
Airports
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 surfac ...
Western Sahara
Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the ...