# Kaolack Airport (KLC / GOOK)

**Kaolack Airport** (IATA: KLC, ICAO: GOOK) is a medium airport in Kaolack, Fatick Region, Senegal. It opened in 1927. It has one runway, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KLC / GOOK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Kaolack, Fatick Region, Senegal
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 8 m / 26 ft
- Coordinates: 14.1469, -16.0513
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 m / 5,249 ft
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Dakar
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaolack_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2721100
- Weather station: GOOK · WMO 61679
- Ident: GOOK

## Timeline

- 1927: Kaolack Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 050° / 230° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | =5,810 of 29,858 | =595 in Africa | #10 in SN |
| Elevation | 8 m / 26 ft | =40,786 of 43,403 | =3,046 in Africa | #15 in SN |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =5 in Africa | =1 in SN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in SN |

## Nearby airports

- [SN-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn-0003.md) Djilor Pout Pout Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [SN-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn-0004.md) Saly-Joseph Aerodrome · 110 km / 68 mi
- [BJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gbyd.md) Banjul International Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [SN-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn-0001.md) Thiès Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · 124 km / 77 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)
- [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/gook/data