# Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR / GOOY)

**Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport** (IATA: DKR, ICAO: GOOY) is a large airport in Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal. It has one runway, 3,490 m (11,450 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 2.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DKR / GOOY
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal
- Elevation: 26 m / 85 ft
- Coordinates: 14.7423, -17.4792
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,490 m / 11,450 ft
- Passengers: 1,965,223 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Dakar
- Website: http://www.aeroportdakar.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9opold_S%C3%A9dar_Senghor_International_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513689
- Weather station: GOOY · WMO 61641
- Ident: GOOY

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,490 m / 11,450 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | 1,566,573 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 1,605,010 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 1,676,881 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 1,821,956 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 1,802,559 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 1,554,546 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 1,687,006 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,842,389 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,732,687 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,682,815 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,796,882 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,965,223 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [VCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbkp.md) Viracopos International Airport · Brazil · 5,295 km / 3,290 mi · Emirates SkyCargo, Lufthansa Cargo
- [MVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sumu.md) Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport · Uruguay · 6,851 km / 4,257 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 7,010 km / 4,356 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 7,601 km / 4,723 mi · Emirates SkyCargo

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- [Groupement Aérien Sénégalais](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/groupement-aerien-senegalais)

### Passenger (2)

- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 3
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 2

Former hub of [Air Sénégal International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-senegal-international), [Sénégal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/senegal-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.0M (2017) | #576 of 3,974 | #28 in Africa | #1 in SN |
| Longest runway | 3,490 m / 11,450 ft | =549 of 29,858 | #79 in Africa | #2 in SN |
| Elevation | 26 m / 85 ft | =37,494 of 43,403 | =2,893 in Africa | =9 in SN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in SN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | DAKAR CON | 120.500 |
| INFO | DAKAR INFO | 129.500 |
| INFO | DAKAR INFO | 345.200 |
| TWR | DAKAR TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · 44 km / 28 mi
- [SN-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn-0001.md) Thiès Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [SN-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn-0004.md) Saly-Joseph Aerodrome · 59 km / 37 mi
- [SN-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sn-0003.md) Djilor Pout Pout Airport · 114 km / 71 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: “Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Léopold_Sédar_Senghor_International_Airport&oldid=1374091469), revision of 9 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/gooy/data