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Kidal Airport

ICAO GAKLSmall airfield

Kidal Airport is a small airfield near Kidal in Kidal Region, Mali. It is listed as ICAO GAKL. The airport is located at 18.4330° / 1.4170° at an elevation of 456 m (1,496 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,900 m. The nearest airport is Aguelhok Heliport, 128 km (80 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Kidal Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Kidal Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`GAKL`
Identifier	`GAKL`
Type	Small airfield
City	Kidal
Region	Kidal Region
Country	Mali
Coordinates	18.43300, 1.41700
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	18° 25′ 58.80″ N 1° 25′ 01.20″ E
Elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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