Dirkou Airport

Dirkou Airport is an airport serving the isolated outpost of , . It is 2 kilometres southwest of the city center. In early 2018 the airport saw extensive expansion during construction of a base for Central Intelligence Agency drone operations.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Niger
  • Also known as: “DRZD”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dirkou.

Town
is a town in the , of north-eastern . It lies in the northern Kaouar escarpment, a north–south line of cliffs which form an isolated oasis in the desert.

Dirkou Airport

Latitude
18.96323° or 18° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
12.86344° or 12° 51′ 48″ east
Elevation
388 metres (1,273 feet)
ICAO airport code
DRZD
Open location code
7FCJXV77+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1167965378
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8989455
Wiki­data ID
Q1654561
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Satellite Map

Discover Dirkou Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Dirkou Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار ديركو”
  • Cebuano: “Dirkou Airport”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Dirkou”
  • French: “aéroport de Dirkou”
  • German: “Flughafen Dirkou”
  • Hausa: “DRZD”
  • Hausa: “Filin jirgin saman Dirku”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Dirkou”
  • Indonesian: “DRZD”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Dirkou”
  • Japanese: “ディルク空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Dirkou”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه دیرکوو”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Dirkou”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Диркоу”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи диркув”
  • “Dirkou Airport”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Base militaire USAF and Centrale Solaire Hybride de Dirkou.

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