Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport
Aéroport international Ahmed Sékou Touré
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | SOGEAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Conakry, Guinea | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1945 (1945) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 72 ft / 22 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°34′36.80″N 13°36′43.06″W / 9.5768889°N 13.6119611°W / 9.5768889; -13.6119611 | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroportdeconakry | ||||||||||
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Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport[5] (IATA: CKY, ICAO: GUCY), also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport serving Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. It parallels the south shore of the Kaloum Peninsula approximately five kilometers from its tip. Autoroute Fidel Castro connects the airport to Conakry proper.
The Conakry VOR/DME (Ident: GIA) and Conakry NDB (Ident: CY) are located on the field.[6][7]
The airport was built in 1945.[2]
In the 1970s, Soviet Naval Aviation was granted facilities at the airport to serve as a staging base for Atlantic maritime reconnaissance patrols by Tu-95RTs aircraft.[citation needed]
It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia Airport.[8] Current air force operations are conducted out of the Conakry-Gbessia Airport.[citation needed]
In 2009, with a goal to increase annual passenger capacity to 1 million passengers, renovations began on the main terminal. Renovation costs amounted to 60 billion GNF (Around 85 million EUR).[9] The government debated in 2007 whether to relocate the Conakry Airport to Forecariah, although no official changes have been declared, as of 2011.[10] Traditionally, passengers embarked on all flights directly on the tarmac with transfers to the airport either by foot (most inter West African flights) or by buses for all European flights. The new renovations included gateways and an improved passenger departure lounge. As of January 2011, no changes have been made to the arrivals (customs and luggage carousels). The airport, as of 2012, has 360,000+ passengers per year.[1]
On 13 December 2022, the Guinean State becomes 100% owner of SOGEAC, by acquiring 49% of the shares held by Aéroports De Paris (ADP), the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bordeaux (CCIB) within the Conakry Airport Management and Exploitation Company (SOGEAC).[11]
^1 : Emirates' flight to Dubai–International from Conakry makes an initial stop in Dakar, but the flight Dubai–International to Conakry is nonstop. Emirates does not have fifth freedom rights on the Dakar to Conakry sector.
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