# Tombouktou Airport (TOM / GATB)

**Tombouktou Airport** (IATA: TOM, ICAO: GATB) is a large airport in Timbuktu, Gao Region, Mali. It opened in 1969. It has one runway, 2,110 m (6,923 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aéroports du Mali.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gatb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TOM / GATB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aéroports du Mali
- Serves: Timbuktu, Gao Region, Mali
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 263 m / 863 ft
- Coordinates: 16.7305, -3.0076
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,110 m / 6,923 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Bamako
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q764032
- Weather station: GATB · WMO 61223
- Ident: GATB

## Timeline

- 1969: Tombouktou Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,110 m / 6,923 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [MZI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gamb.md) Mopti Airport · Mali · 272 km / 169 mi · Sky Mali
- [BKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabs.md) Modibo Keita International Airport · Mali · 707 km / 439 mi · Sky Mali

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TOM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- [Sky Mali](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-mali) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,110 m / 6,923 ft | =3,555 of 29,858 | =408 in Africa | #7 in ML |
| Elevation | 263 m / 863 ft | =20,174 of 43,403 | #2,429 in Africa | #20 in ML |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =76 in Africa | #2 in ML |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in ML |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [GUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gagm.md) Goundam Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [GANF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ganf.md) Niafunke Airport · 139 km / 87 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: “Timbuktu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timbuktu_Airport&oldid=1369751642), revision of 16 Aug 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/gatb/data