Herkale Airport is an
airstrip
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes in ...
northwest of the hamlet of
Khôr ‘Angar in
Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
. Khôr ‘Angar is by the
Bab-el-Mandeb
The Bab-el-Mandeb (), the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears, is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.
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strait, the entrance to the
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ...
.
See also
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Transport in Djibouti
Transport in Djibouti is facilitated through a relatively young system of roads, railways and ports.
Air transport
Airlines
The national flag carrier is Air Djibouti. In total, there are other airlines, all operating out of Djibouti–Ambouli ...
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List of airports in Djibouti
References
External links
OurAirports - Herkale Airport*
Airports in Djibouti
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