Blaise Diagne International Airport

Aéroport International Blaise Diagne
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OwnerGovernment of Senegal
OperatorSumma-Limak
ServesDakar
LocationThiès Region, Senegal
Hub forAir Senegal, Transair
Elevation AMSL289.59 ft / 88.27 m
Coordinates14°40′16″N 17°4′1″W / 14.67111°N 17.06694°W / 14.67111; -17.06694 (Blaise Diagne International Airport)
Websitedakaraeroport.com
Map
DSS is located in Senegal
DSS
DSS
Location of airport in Senegal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,500 11,483 Asphalt

Blaise Diagne International Airport (French: Aéroport international Blaise Diagne, IATA: DSS, ICAO: GOBD) is an international airport near the town of Diass in Thiès Region, Senegal, 43 kilometres (27 mi) east of downtown Dakar. It serves as the main airport for Dakar, replacing Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, which had become too small. It is named after Blaise Diagne, the first black African elected to France's parliament in 1914. Regular flights are operated to destinations across many parts of Africa, as well as to Europe, Macaronesia, the Middle East, and the USA.

History

Apron view
Departures Hall

The airport was originally expected to be operational at the end of the year 2011,[1] but this date was pushed back by almost a year in September of that year.[2] In September 2012, Senegalese Prime Minister Abdoul Mbaye announced that the airport would open in the first quarter of 2014.[3] In January 2015, word spread that the airport would open in June 2015. On April 4, 2015 Reuters announced a new opening date for early 2016.

The expected building costs rose to 566 million euros,[2] with over 400 million coming from the Saudi Binladin Group.[4]

The airport finally opened for scheduled operations on December 7, 2017.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Dakar Blaise Diagne Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Algérie Algiers
Air Burkina Bamako, Ouagadougou
Air Cairo Cairo, Ouagadougou[6]
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Senegal Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Barcelona (ends 18 January 2024),[7] Bissau, Cap Skirring, Casablanca, Conakry, Cotonou, Douala, Freetown, Jeddah (begins 30 January 2024),[8] Libreville, Lyon (ends 16 January 2024),[9] Marseille (ends 16 January 2024),[10] Milan–Malpensa (ends 15 January 2024),[11] New York–JFK,[12] Nouakchott, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Praia, Sal,[13] Ziguinchor
ASKY Airlines Bissau, Lomé, Praia
Binter Canarias Gran Canaria
Brussels Airlines Banjul, Brussels, Conakry
Delta Air Lines New York–JFK
Emirates Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Bamako
Iberia Madrid
ITA Airways Rome–Fiumicino (begins 5 July 2024)[14]
Kenya Airways Abidjan, Accra,[15] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[16]
Mauritania Airlines Abidjan, Bamako, Conakry, Freetown, Nouakchott
Neos Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino
Seasonal: Verona
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
Transair Banjul, Bissau, Cap Skirring, Conakry, Freetown, Kolda, Praia, Ziguinchor
Charter: Kédougou, Tambacounda
Transavia Marseille[17]
Seasonal: Bordeaux,[17] Lyon, Paris–Orly,[18] Toulouse[17]
TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf[19]
TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam
Tunisair Conakry, Tunis
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Vueling Barcelona

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation[20] Casablanca, Brussels
Magma Aviation[21] Clermont-Ferrand

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at DKR DSS airports. See Wikidata query.

In 2022, Blaise Diagne airport handled 2.629.348 passengers, a 5,53% increase over 2019.

Ground transportation

The Train Express Regional is a rail-link between the airport and Dakar. The first phase, linking downtown Dakar and Diamniadio, opened on 14 January 2019.[22] As of January 2023, the rails and station that will serve the airport are under construction.

References

  1. ↑ "L'aéroport Blaise Diagne sera livré en fin 2011 (ministre)" (in French). Seneweb.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "L'Aeroport International Blaise Diagne opérationnel au second semestre de 2012 (ministre)". APS (in French). Seneweb.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Senegal's second international airport ready in 2014". Panapress. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Aidara, Ismael (19 September 2011). "Sénégal : Saudi Bin Laden sur le tarmac de l'aéroport Blaise Diagne". Seneweb.com (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Carley Petesch. "Senegal opens new international airport with economic hopes". AP. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. ↑ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231018-smdec23ouadss
  7. ↑ "AIR SENEGAL CLOSING 4 EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS FOR BOOKING IN 2024". aeroroutes.com. 10 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Air Senegal Schedules Jeddah late-January 2024 Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "AIR SENEGAL CLOSING 4 EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS FOR BOOKING IN 2024". aeroroutes.com. 10 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "AIR SENEGAL CLOSING 4 EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS FOR BOOKING IN 2024". aeroroutes.com. 10 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "AIR SENEGAL CLOSING 4 EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS FOR BOOKING IN 2024". aeroroutes.com. 10 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Air Senegal USA Operations Update". 25 August 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Air Senegal Resumes Ilha do Sal Service From July 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Machado, João (October 11, 2023). "ITA Airways announces seven new destinations for Summer 2024". Aviaci Online - Últimas noticias de aviación de Argentina, Latinoamérica y el mundo. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kenya Airways Resumes Accra – Dakar Sector From mid-Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "LUXAIR BEGINS LUXEMBOURG – DAKAR SERVICE FROM LATE-OCT 2022". 20 October 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 "TRANSAVIA FRANCE NW23 WEST AFRICA NETWORK EXPANSION".
  18. ↑ "Transavia France Boosts Paris Orly Schedule". 23 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "TUIFly Adds Expands Cabo Verde Flights From Dusseldorf In NW22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "Flight Information - DHL to/from Casablanca and Brussels". Flightradar24. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  21. ↑ magmaaviation.com - network retrieved 9 November 2020
  22. ↑

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