N'Djamena International Airport (IATA: NDJ, ICAO: FTTJ) (Arabic: مطار انجمينا الدولي; French: Aéroport international de N'Djaména) serves N'Djamena,[1][2] the capital city of Chad. It is the country's only international airport. The airport is dual use, with civilian and military installations on opposite sides of the single runway.
N'Djamena International Airport
مطار انجمينا الدولي Aéroport international de N'Djaména
The airport resides at an elevation of 968 feet (295 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,800 by 45 metres (9,186 ft × 148 ft).[1]
French military base
There has been a French military base here since independence, the only lapses being in 1975 and again for a couple of years beginning in 1978. After Operation Epervier started, it has been extensively used by French Air Force and Army during various operations. In 2016, Epervier is composed of about 1500 men, a dozen Mirage 2000 fighters, Puma and Caiman helicopters, and transport and tankers aircraft (C-160 Transall, Boeing KC-135, C-130 Hercules) Operations are undertaken over neighbouring Mali and Niger for Operation Barkhane, combating militant groups throughout the southern Sahara. The entire area is under the authority of COMELEF, typically a French Air Force colonel. The importance of the operation does mean that the runway is always open, and that excellent primary radar coverage is provided, as well as other facilities (military hospital, rescue and fire services, assistance with ATC)
On September 7, 1987 a Tupolev Tu-22 of the Libyan Arab Air Force was shot down as it was bombing the French base. French Army Hawk missiles downed this aircraft, three crew members being killed - and the bombs missed their targets, falling in sandy areas.
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Annual passenger traffic at NDJ airport. See Wikidata query.
Incidents
On 28 January 1978,[10] Douglas C-47 TT-EAB of Air Tchad[11] was reportedly shot down by rebels near Tibesti.[10] The damaged aircraft apparently landed at N'Djamena International Airport.[12]
On 19 September 1989, UTA Flight 772, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (registration N54629)[1] operating the Brazzaville-N'Djamena-Paris CDG sector, was bombed 46 minutes after take-off from N'Djamena causing the aircraft to crash while flying over Niger. All 156 passengers and 14 crew members on board perished.[13][14]
On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.[15]
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ChadFTTJFTTJ Africa Show map of AfricaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft05 23 2 800 9 186 AsphaltSources 1 2 Contents 1 Facilities 2 French military base 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Cargo 4 Statistics 5 Incidents 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksFacilities EditThe airport resides at an elevation of 968 feet 295 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 05 23 with an asphalt surface measuring 2 800 by 45 metres 9 186 ft 148 ft 1 French military base EditThere has been a French military base here since independence the only lapses being in 1975 and again for a couple of years beginning in 1978 After Operation Epervier started it has been extensively used by French Air Force and Army during various operations In 2016 Epervier is composed of about 1500 men a dozen Mirage 2000 fighters Puma and Caiman helicopters and transport and tankers aircraft C 160 Transall Boeing KC 135 C 130 Hercules Operations are undertaken over neighbouring Mali and Niger for Operation Barkhane combating militant groups throughout the southern Sahara The entire area is under the authority of COMELEF typically a French Air Force colonel The importance of the operation does mean that the runway is always open and that excellent primary radar coverage is provided as well as other facilities military hospital rescue and fire services assistance with ATC On September 7 1987 a Tupolev Tu 22 of the Libyan Arab Air Force was shot down as it was bombing the French base French Army Hawk missiles downed this aircraft three crew members being killed and the bombs missed their targets falling in sandy areas The French base is also shared by the Chadian Air Force with Su 25 Frogfoot Mi 24 Hind helicopters and C 130 Hercules stationed there Airlines and destinations EditPassenger Edit AirlinesDestinationsAir Cote d IvoireAbidjan Douala 3 Air FranceAbuja Paris Charles de GaulleASKY AirlinesAbuja Douala Lome 4 Badr AirlinesKhartoumCamair CoDoualaCEIBA IntercontinentalDouala MalaboEgyptAirCairoEthiopian AirlinesAddis AbabaSudan AirwaysKano KhartoumTarco AviationKhartoum 5 Turkish AirlinesIstanbul 6 NiameyCargo Edit AirlinesDestinationsCargolux 7 LuxembourgEgyptAir Cargo 8 CairoSaudia Cargo 9 Dubai Al Maktoum Jeddah SharjahStatistics EditGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at NDJ airport See Wikidata query Incidents EditOn 28 January 1978 10 Douglas C 47 TT EAB of Air Tchad 11 was reportedly shot down by rebels near Tibesti 10 The damaged aircraft apparently landed at N Djamena International Airport 12 On 19 September 1989 UTA Flight 772 a McDonnell Douglas DC 10 30 registration N54629 1 operating the Brazzaville N Djamena Paris CDG sector was bombed 46 minutes after take off from N Djamena causing the aircraft to crash while flying over Niger All 156 passengers and 14 crew members on board perished 13 14 On 24 July 2001 Vickers Viscount 3D OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take off accident Although written off by the insurers the aircraft was repaired Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun puncturing a fuel tank 15 On 24 January 2007 Air West Flight 612 a Boeing 737 200 landed at N Djamena after being hijacked citation needed See also EditTransport in ChadReferences Edit a b c Airport information for FTTJ from DAFIF effective October 2006 a b Airport information for NDJ at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Air Cote d Ivoire Adds New Destinations in Africa from late August 2013 Retrieved 7 June 2015 June 2016 Timetable http www flyasky com asky horaires ndj Tarco Air Flight timetable Archived from the original on 6 July 2015 Retrieved 14 August 2015 Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5 2019 At The Earliest 9 April 2019 cargolux com Network amp Offices retrieved 24 December 2022 egyptair cargo com Network retrieved 24 December 2022 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 11 April 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b TT EAB Criminal occurrence description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 1 August 2010 Douglas DC 3 and C 47 in Chad Spelled Tchad in French The Dakota Association of South Africa Retrieved 2 August 2010 Jacques Hemet shares his vintage propliner images Ruud Leeuw Retrieved 2 August 2010 BBC NEWS UK UTA 772 The forgotten flight 19 August 2003 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Harro Ranter 19 September 1989 ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC 10 30 N54629 Tenere desert Retrieved 7 June 2015 Accident description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 5 September 2009 External links EditAccident history for NDJ at Aviation Safety Network Current weather for FTTJ at NOAA NWSPortals Africa Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title N 27Djamena International Airport amp oldid 1135791130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
