Kayes Dag Dag Airport (IATA: KYS, ICAO: GAKD), ML.
Kayes Dag Dag Airport (KYS/GAKY) is a public airport serving Kayes, Mali, located approximately 6.3 kilometers (3.9 miles) northeast of the city center,. It is owned and operated by Aéroports du Mali.
The airport underwent modernization from 2009 to 2011, with the runway extended from 1,600 meters to 2,700 meters (8,858 feet) and a new 2,000 square meter terminal built,. The aircraft parking and ground handling area was also enlarged to 11,000 square meters,. The rehabilitated airport was inaugurated on September 18, 2011,. A fuel depot was completed in May 2016.
The airport is open for public and military air traffic (H12). It has one asphalt runway, 07/25 (also referred to as 09/27), measuring 2,700 meters by 45 meters,,. It supports both IFR and VFR traffic. Fuel (JET A1) is available. Sky Mali operates commercial flights to the airport, and UNHAS provides flights on demand for the humanitarian community. The airport's fire fighting category is level 6.
*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, aim.asecna.aero, lca.logcluster.org, thepilotsdesk.com*
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Where is Kayes Dag Dag Airport located?
Kayes Dag Dag Airport is located ML, at an elevation of 164 ft. Its IATA code is KYS and ICAO code is GAKD.