Dirkou Airport

Dirkou Airport
SkySat photo of a U-28A at the
Dirkou Airport CIA annex in March, 2021
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesDirkou
Elevation AMSL1,273 ft / 388 m
Coordinates18°58′10″N 12°52′10″E / 18.96944°N 12.86944°E / 18.96944; 12.86944
Map
DRZD is located in Niger
DRZD
DRZD
Location of the airport in Niger
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,606 5,269 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1]

Dirkou Airport (ICAO: DRZD) is an airport serving the isolated Saharan outpost of Dirkou, Niger. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the city center. In early 2018 the airport saw extensive expansion during construction of a base for Central Intelligence Agency drone operations.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Maps - Dirkou
  2. ^ The New York Times (September 10, 2018). "How a C.I.A. Drone Base Grew in Niger's Desert". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  3. ^ Schmitt, Eric; Koettl, Christoph (8 March 2021). "Remote C.I.A. Base in the Sahara Steadily Grows". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021.


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