# Yélimané Airport (EYL / GAYE)

**Yélimané Airport** (IATA: EYL, ICAO: GAYE) is a small airport in Yélimané, Kayes Region, Mali. It opened in 1950.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EYL / GAYE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Yélimané, Kayes Region, Mali
- Opened: 1950
- Elevation: 99 m / 325 ft
- Coordinates: 15.1237, -10.5712
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Bamako
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A9liman%C3%A9_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8062565
- Ident: GAYE

## Timeline

- 1950: Yélimané Airport opens.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 99 m / 325 ft | =30,722 of 43,403 | =2,675 in Africa | #27 in ML |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =43 in Africa | #1 in ML |

## Nearby airports

- [NIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ganr.md) Nioro du Sahel Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [KYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gaky.md) Kayes Dag Dag Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [GABF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabf.md) Bafoulabé Airport · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/gaye/data