DSS

Blaise Diagne International Airport

ICAO GOBD14.6709°N 17.0728°W88 m / 290 ftLarge airport
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Blaise Diagne International Airport (IATA: DSS, ICAO: GOBD) is a large airport in Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal. It opened on 7 Dec 2017. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 2.0 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 2017–2017
07 DEC 2017
OpenedBlaise Diagne International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal du HajjPavillon Présidentiel
01/19359° / 179° · LIT
LENGTH3,500 m11,483 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2018–2021
2.3M
2.5M
1.2M
2.0M
18192021

Routes

30 destinations · 20 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miOXB · Osvaldo Vieira International Airport · 345 km / 214 miSID · Amílcar Cabral International Airport · 670 km / 416 miLPA · Gran Canaria Airport · 1,485 km / 923 miNIM · Diori Hamani International Airport · 2,081 km / 1,293 miLFW · Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · 2,214 km / 1,376 miCMN · Mohammed V International Airport · 2,288 km / 1,422 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 2,791 km / 1,734 miBCN · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · 3,489 km / 2,168 miMRS · Marseille Provence Airport · 3,836 km / 2,384 miNTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport · 3,885 km / 2,414 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 4,126 km / 2,564 miMXP · Milan Malpensa International Airport · 4,204 km / 2,612 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 4,217 km / 2,620 miBRU · Brussels Airport · 4,468 km / 2,776 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 5,296 km / 3,291 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 6,100 km / 3,790 miJFK · John F. Kennedy International Airport · 6,160 km / 3,828 miNBO · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · 6,200 km / 3,853 miYUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · 6,272 km / 3,897 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 7,579 km / 4,709 miTLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · 3,665 km / 2,277 miBOD · Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · 3,690 km / 2,293 miNCE · Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · 3,962 km / 2,462 miLYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · 4,027 km / 2,502 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 4,329 km / 2,690 miLIL · Lille Airport · 4,385 km / 2,725 miLUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 4,423 km / 2,748 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 4,610 km / 2,865 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 4,847 km / 3,012 miCFE · Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport · 3,944 km / 2,451 miDXBYULNBOJFKADDISTPRGAMSCDGFCOBODLISCMNLFWNIMLPASIDLGWMXPNCENTEBCNOXBBRULUXLYSTLSLILCFEMRSDSS
Year-round20
OXBOsvaldo Vieira International AirportGuinea-Bissau · Air Côte d'Ivoire, Turkish Airlines345 km214 miSIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportCape Verde · Air Senegal670 km416 miLPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Binter Canarias1,485 km923 miNIMDiori Hamani International AirportNiger · Air Senegal2,081 km1,293 miLFWLomé–Tokoin International AirportTogo · Asky Airlines2,214 km1,376 miCMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco · Royal Air Maroc2,288 km1,422 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · TAP Air Portugal2,791 km1,734 miBCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Vueling3,489 km2,168 miMRSMarseille Provence AirportFrance · Transavia3,836 km2,384 miNTENantes Atlantique AirportFrance · Transavia3,885 km2,414 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · ITA Airways4,126 km2,564 miMXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · Neos4,204 km2,612 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France4,217 km2,620 miBRUBrussels AirportBelgium · Brussels Airlines4,468 km2,776 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines5,296 km3,291 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines6,100 km3,790 miJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines6,160 km3,828 miNBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportKenya · Kenya Airways6,200 km3,853 miYULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Air Transat6,272 km3,897 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates7,579 km4,709 mi
Most destinationsTransavia 7Turkish Airlines 2Air Senegal 2Air Côte d'Ivoire 1Binter Canarias 1Asky Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from DSS. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Blaise Diagne International Airport” (revision of 29 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.0M (2021)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#580of 3,974 · #29 Africa · #2 SNLongest runway3,500 m11,483 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=489of 29,823 · =64 Africa · #1 SNElevation88 m290 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=31,549of 43,341 · =2,699 Africa · #2 SNAgeOpened 20172026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=13,520of 15,079 · =139 Africa · #3 SNRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =1 SN
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
ARR120.500
TWR118.800
ATISATIS EN126.200
ATISATIS FR126.600