# Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA / DFFD) **Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport** (IATA: OUA, ICAO: DFFD) is a large airport in Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2020 it handled 245 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dffd ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: OUA / DFFD - Type: Large airport - Serves: Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso - Elevation: 316 m / 1,037 ft - Coordinates: 12.3532, -1.5124 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft - Passengers: 245,280 (2020) - Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Ouagadougou - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara_International_Airport_Ouagadougou (32 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q773547 - Weather station: DFFD · WMO 65503 - Ident: DFFD ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04/22 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2009 | 376,665 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 414,875 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 436,176 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 519,182 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 553,254 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 527,524 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 495,258 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 533,650 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 550,379 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 563,030 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 619,370 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 245,280 | Wikidata | ## Routes 17 destinations in 17 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (17) - [BOY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfoo.md) Bobo Dioulasso Airport · Burkina Faso · 334 km / 208 mi · Air Burkina - [NIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/drrn.md) Diori Hamani International Airport · Niger · 420 km / 261 mi · Asky Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Air Burkina - [BKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabs.md) Modibo Keita International Airport · Mali · 699 km / 434 mi · Asky Airlines, Air Burkina - [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 752 km / 467 mi · Asky Airlines, Air Burkina - [ACC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dgaa.md) Kotoka International Airport · Ghana · 765 km / 475 mi · Air Burkina, Africa World Airlines - [COO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dbbb.md) Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport · Benin · 792 km / 492 mi · Air Burkina - [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 832 km / 517 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisair - [FNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gfll.md) Lungi International Airport · Sierra Leone · 1,343 km / 835 mi · Turkish Airlines - [CKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gucy.md) Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Guinea · 1,356 km / 843 mi · Asky Airlines, Turkish Airlines - [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 1,702 km / 1,058 mi · Air Cairo, Air Burkina, Air Senegal - [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,417 km / 1,502 mi · Royal Air Maroc - [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 2,747 km / 1,707 mi · Air Algérie - [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 2,965 km / 1,842 mi · Tunisair - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,918 km / 2,435 mi · Air Cairo - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,093 km / 2,543 mi · Air France - [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 4,321 km / 2,685 mi · Brussels Airlines - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 4,355 km / 2,706 mi · Turkish Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OUA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - 2J [Air Burkina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-burkina) · 7 - [Celestair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/celestair) ### Passenger (11) - KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 4 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 3 - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 2 - HF [Air Côte d'Ivoire](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cote-divoire) · 2 - TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 2 - AW [Africa World Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/africa-world-airlines) · 1 - AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1 - AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 - HC [Air Senegal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-senegal) · 1 - SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1 - AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 245K (2020) | #1,443 of 3,974 | #94 in Africa | #1 in BF | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | #2 in BF | | Elevation | 316 m / 1,037 ft | =17,109 of 43,403 | #2,294 in Africa | #16 in BF | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in BF | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/G | AG VOICE OUAGA RDO | 120.300 | | APP | OUAGA APP | 118.100 | | TWR | OUAGA TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [DFCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfcm.md) Manga Airport · 92 km / 57 mi - [XKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfca.md) Kaya Airport · 92 km / 57 mi - [DFCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfck.md) Koudougou Airport · 97 km / 60 mi - [DFEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfeo.md) Zorgo Airport · 98 km / 61 mi - [DFCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfcg.md) Kongoussi Airport · 107 km / 67 mi - [XBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dfea.md) Boulsa Airport · 108 km / 67 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Sankara_International_Airport_Ouagadougou&oldid=1375438522), revision of 17 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dffd/data