N'Délé West Airport

Not applicable. As there is no evidence of the airport's existence, there is no record of a closure. The listing likely originates from an error in an aviation database that has been propagated across various unofficial online sources.

The site at the specified coordinates is undeveloped natural terrain, consisting of savanna and sparse woodland. It is not used for any aviation-related purpose, and there are no visible structures or remnants of an airfield.

There is no historical record of an airport named 'N'Délé West Airport' or a facility with the code CF-0009. Analysis of current and historical satellite imagery at the specified coordinates (8.33457, 20.109068) shows no signs of a runway, taxiways, or any aviation infrastructure. The area is undeveloped savanna and bushland. All known air operations for the N'Délé region have historically been handled by the official N'Délé Airport (ICAO: FEFN, IATA: NDL), which is located approximately 60 km east-northeast of these coordinates. N'Délé Airport (FEFN) is strategically important and has been used extensively by the UN Mission (MINUSCA), humanitarian organizations (e.g., Doctors Without Borders, World Food Programme), and various military forces operating in the Central African Republic.

Not applicable. Since the airport does not appear to have ever existed, there are no plans or prospects for its construction or 'reopening'.