Saint-Louis Airport

This article is about the Senegalese airport. For the airport at St. Louis, Missouri, USA, see Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Saint-Louis Airport
Aéroport de Saint-Louis
IATA: XLSICAO: GOSS
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Saint-Louis, Senegal
Elevation AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 16°03′03″N 016°27′47″W / 16.05083°N 16.46306°W / 16.05083; -16.46306
Map
XLS

Location within Senegal

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,899 6,230 Asphalt
01/19 1,311 4,300 Grass
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Saint-Louis Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Louis) (IATA: XLS, ICAO: GOSS) is an airport serving Saint-Louis, the capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal. Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River, and served as the Senegal's capital until independence in 1960. It is 320 km (199 mi) north of Senegal's current capital in Dakar.

References

  1. Airport information for GOSS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for XLS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).


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