List of airports in Senegal
Airports
Table:
City served	Region	ICAO	IATA	Airport name

Bakel	Tambacounda	GOTB	BXE	Bakel Airport

Cap Skirring	Ziguinchor	GOGS	CSK	Cap Skirring Airport

Dakar	Dakar	GOOY	DKR	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

Dakar	Thiès	GOBD	DSS	Blaise Diagne International Airport

Dodji	Louga	GO66	Dodji Airport

Kaolack	Kaolack	GOOK	KLC	Kaolack Airport

Kédougou	Kédougou	GOTK	KGG	Kédougou Airport

Kolda	Kolda	GODK	KDA	Kolda North Airport ( former ICAO : GOGK )

Linguère	Louga	GOOG	Linguère Airport

Matam	Matam	GOSM	MAX	Ouro Sogui Airport

Niokolo-Koba	NIK	Niokolo-Koba Airport

Podor	Saint-Louis	GOSP	POD	Podor Airport

Richard Toll	Saint-Louis	GOSR	RDT	Richard Toll Airport

Saint-Louis	Saint-Louis	GOSS	XLS	Saint-Louis Airport

Simenti	Tambacounda	GOTS	SMY	Simenti Airport

Tambacounda	Tambacounda	GOTT	TUD	Tambacounda Airport

Ziguinchor	Ziguinchor	GOGG	ZIG	Ziguinchor Airport

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This is a list of cities in Senegal organised by population . It includes all cities with an estimated population of over 10,000 people .
Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions ( French : régions , singular - région ) , each of which is administered by a Conseil Régional ( pl . : Conseils Régionaux ) elected by population weight at the arrondissement level . Senegal is further subdivided into 45 departments , 103 arrondissements ( neither of which have administrative function ) and by collectivités locales ( the 14 regions , 110 communes , and 320 communautés rurales ) which elect administrative officers . Three of these regions were created on 10 September 2008 , when Kaffrine Region was split from Kaolack , Kédougou region was split from Tambacounda , and Sédhiou region was split from Kolda .
The ICAO ( /ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ/ , eye-KAY-oh ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world . These codes , as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910 : Location Indicators , are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning . ICAO codes are also used to identify other aviation facilities such as weather stations , International Flight Service Stations or Area Control Centers , whether or not they are located at airports . Flight information regions are also identified by a unique ICAO-code .
An IATA airport code , also known as an IATA location identifier , IATA station code or simply a location identifier , is a three-letter geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world , defined by the International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) . The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used . The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763 , and it is administered by the IATA 's headquarters in Montreal . The codes are published semi-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory . IATA also provides codes for railway stations and for airport handling entities . A list of airports sorted by IATA code is available . A list of railway station codes , shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak , SNCF French Railways , and Deutsche Bahn , is available . Many railway administrations have their own list of codes for their stations , such as the list of Amtrak station codes .
Bakel is a town of approximately 15,000 inhabitants located in the eastern part of Senegal , West Africa . The town is located on the left bank of the Sénégal River , 65 kilometers ( 40 mi ) from the Malian border and linked by canoe ferry to the village of Gouraye in Mauritania . Bakel is one of the four eponymous departmental capitals in the region of Tambacounda , the other three being Tambacounda , Goudiry and Koumpentoum . Bakel is known for its French fort ( Fort Bakel ) , which René Caillié visited in 1819 . It was also the area where the Mauritanian crisis occurred , a dispute over grazing rights that led to a war between Senegal and Mauritania in 1989 . [ citation needed ] As a result of this conflict , many people around the area moved abroad or emigrated to Senegal . [ citation needed ] The majority of the population belong to the Soninke-speaking ethnic group , a dialect of the larger Mandagne-Mandinke language family . There is also a substantial Pulaar ( Fula ) speaking minority as well as a significant amount of Bambara and Wolof ( or Oulof ) speakers . [ citation needed ] While most people learn and speak French in school , they prefer to use local dialects in everyday conversation . [ citation needed ] A large permanent market serves the department 's inhabitants along with a weekly Lumo ( similar to a flea market ) . Most inhabitants are subsistence farmers and herders , while the people in town are employed in informal businesses that range from carpentry , masonry and transportation of goods to selling fruit and produce on the street . [ citation needed ] Due to its location in the Sahel , the area is semi-arid with little vegetation outside of the rainy season .
Tambacounda , formerly known as Sénégal Orientale , is a region of Senegal . It used to be part of the Mali Empire before the borders were created to separate Mali from Senegal . Tambacounda is physically the largest of Senegal 's 14 regions , but is sparsely populated and its economy lags behind the rest of the country . The department of Kédougou was separated from Tambacounda in 2008 , and became a separate region .
Bakel Airport ( IATA : BXE , ICAO : GOTB ) is an airport serving Bakel , a town in Bakel department , Tambacounda region , Senegal .
Cap Skirring , also spelled Cap Skiring , is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Basse Casamance ( Ziguinchor ) region of Senegal . It is a popular seaside resort with Europeans and has an airport and a golf course . The town was first occupied by fishermen . It was discovered by the French of Ziguinchor as a balneal zone in the 1960s . A landing strip for small planes was built at the end of 1960 by members of the Aero Club de Ziguinchor . Coordinates : 12°21′N 16°43′W / 12.350°N 16.717°W / 12.350 ; -16.717
Ziguinchor is a region of Senegal ( regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions ) . The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Basse Casamance .
Cap Skirring Airport ( IATA : CSK , ICAO : GOGS ) is an airport serving Cap Skirring ( also spelled Cap Skiring ) , a town in the Ziguinchor ( also known as Basse Casamance ) region of Senegal .
Dakar ( English : /dɑːˈkɑːr/ ; French : [ dakaʁ ] ; Wolof : Ndakaaru ) is the capital and largest city of Senegal . The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594 , whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2.45 million . The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century . The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade . France took over the island in 1677 . Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century , Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire . In 1902 , Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa . From 1959 to 1960 , Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation . In 1960 , it became the capital of the Independent Republic of Senegal .
Dakar Region is the smallest and most populated Région of Senegal , encompassing the capital city of the country , Dakar , and all its suburbs along the Cap-Vert Peninsula , Africa 's most westerly point .
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport ( French : Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor , IATA : DKR , ICAO : GOOY ) is an international airport serving Dakar , the capital of Senegal . The airport is situated near the town of Yoff , a northern suburb of Dakar . It was known as Dakar-Yoff International Airport ( French : Aéroport international de Dakar-Yoff ) until 9 October 1996 , when it was renamed in honor of Léopold Sédar Senghor , the first president of Senegal . The airport can handle wide body jets , including the Airbus A340-600 from South African Airways , and the Boeing 777-200 from Air France . In 2015 , the airport served about 1,986,000 passengers . Construction of a replacement airport , Blaise Diagne International , 45 km inland from Léopold Sédar Senghor , began in 2007 . Saudi Binladin Group constructed the new airport , named after the first black African elected to France 's parliament in 1914 , Blaise Diagne . It was initially expected to take 30 months to build and is designed for an initial capacity of 3 million passengers a year - almost double the 1.7 million annual traffic handled by the existing airport . Blaise Diagne was delayed several times and finally opened on December 7 , 2017 .
Thiès is a region of western Senegal . The capital is also called Thiès .
Blaise Diagne International Airport ( French : Aéroport international Blaise Diagne , IATA : DSS , ICAO : GOBD ) is an international airport near the town of Diass , Senegal , 43 kilometres ( 27 mi ) east of downtown Dakar . It serves as the main airport for Dakar , replacing Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport , which became too small . It is named after Blaise Diagne , the first black African elected to France 's parliament in 1914 . Regular flights are operated from it to destinations across many parts of Africa , as well as to Europe , Macaronesia , the Middle East , and the USA .
Dodji is a town in north central Senegal . with a 2007 estimated population of 8,281 . It is in the Louga Region , Linguère Department , and the Dodji Arrondissement , which consists of the communauté rurales of Dodji , Labgar , and Ouarkhokh . Though a separate administrative unit , Dodji falls under the Commune of Dahra - Linguère . As of 2007 , Dodji 's highest administrative official , ( Président de Communauté Rurale ) is Math Coueladio Ba , formerly of the Senegalese Socialist Party , now allied to the ruling PDS . Dodji Airport is a 1,600 metres ( 5,200 ft ) long sand landing strip .
Louga is a city and region of Senegal . The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga city is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast .
Dodji Airport ( ICAO : GO66 ) is an airport serving the town of Dodji in Senegal .
Kaolack ( Kawlax in Wolof ) is a town of 172,305 people ( 2002 census ) on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal . It is the capital of the Kaolack Region , which borders The Gambia to the south . Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal 's main peanut trading and processing center . As the center of the Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas , it is also a major center of Islamic education . The Leona Niassene mosque ( right ) in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal .
The Kaolack region is a region in Senegal . It borders Gambia and is a common stopping point for travel between Dakar and Banjul . Its borders correspond roughly to the Saalum Kingdom of precolonial days , and the area is still spoken of as the Saalum in Wolof , and its inhabitants are called Saalum-Saalum . Kaolack city is the administrative centre for the region . It is a port on the Saloum River . Lying in a farm area , Kaolack is a major peanut marketing and exporting center and has a large peanut oil factory . Brewing , leather tanning , cotton ginning , and fish processing are also important industries . Salt is produced from salines near the Saloum River . The city is on the railroad from Dakar to the Niger River in Mali . Kaolack is the international centre of the Ibrahimiyyah branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order , whose mosque is on the city 's outskirts .
Kaolack Airport ( IATA : KLC , ICAO : GOOK ) is an airport serving Kaolack , the capital of the Kaolack Region in Senegal .
Kédougou ( Wolof : Keédugu ) is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal near the border with Mali and Guinea . It lies at an elevation of 547 feet ( 167 meters ) above sea level . Founded in the early 20th century by the Malinké people , Kédougou means the Land of Man . The town lies on the N7 road and the River Gambia amid the Pays Bassari hills and Fouta Djallon foothills . Local attractions include the Dindefelo Falls and Niokolo-Koba National Park . The main sources of income in the town are agriculture , small-scale commerce , construction , and gold mining . There is a military camp , a hospital , a community radio station and library , a Peace Corps Office and a number of small businesses . The most commonly spoken languages are Pulaar , Bassari , Bedik , Diaxanké , Malinké and French . In 2007 , according to official estimates , Kédougou had a population of 18,860 . The mayor of Kédougou is Amath Dansokho ( as of 2005 ) .
Kédougou Region is a region of Senegal . It was created in 2008 . Formerly it was a department in the Region of Tambacounda . Kedougou has a number of ecotourism attractions .
Kédougou Airport ( IATA : KGG , ICAO : GOTK ) is an airport serving Kédougou , a town in the Tambacounda Region of Senegal .
Kolda ( Wolof : Koldaa ) is a city located in southern Senegal . It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department , a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance .
Kolda is a region of Senegal ( regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions ) . The region is also referred to historically and popularly as Haute Casamance . It 's one of the 14 regions of the country and is located in the South . It shares borders with Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , The Gambia and its fellow regions of Sédhiou and Tambacounda .
Kolda North Airport ( IATA : KDA , ICAO : GODK , formerly GOGK ) is an airport serving Kolda , the capital of the Kolda Region ( also known as Haute Casamance ) in Senegal .
Linguère ( Wolof : Lingeer ) is a town located in the Linguère Department , Louga Region of Senegal .
Linguère Airport ( ICAO : GOOG ) is an airport serving the city of Linguère in Senegal .
Matam ( Wolof : Mataam ) is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal , and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania . In the census of 2002 , Matam had 14,620 inhabitants . In 2007 , according to official estimates , the population of the town had increased to 17,324 . In 1996 , the Upper Senegal River Valley , stretching from Matam to Diamou in Mali was cited as one of the poorest and most inaccesible regions in the western Sahel .
Matam is a region of Senegal ( regional capitals have the same name as their respective regions ) . It is a stark , flat , arid place bounded on the north by the Sénégal River and the south by the Sahelian plain studded with baobab trees . Matam is populated by the tall Pulaar-speaking Toucouleur people who brought Islam to Senegal in the 11th century and gave us the music of Baaba Maal in the 21st century .
Ouro Sogui Airport ( IATA : MAX , ICAO : GOSM ) is an airport serving Matam , a city on the Sénégal River and capital of the Matam Region in Senegal . The airport is 10 kilometres ( 6.2 mi ) southwest of Matam , near the town of Ouro Sogui .
The Niokolo-Koba National Park ( French : Parc National du Niokolo Koba , PNNK ) is a World Heritage Site and natural protected area in south eastern Senegal near the Guinea-Bissau border . It is served by Niokolo-Koba Airport , an unpaved airstrip .
Niokolo-Koba Airport is an airstrip serving the Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal .
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The Saint-Louis Region ( French : Région de Saint-Louis ) of Senegal is on the border with Mauritania . Its capital is Saint-Louis . Famous for the cast iron bridge in its capital , built by French colonialists in the 19th century , the region includes the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary , home to thousands of birds , some indigenous to the area .
Podor Airport is an airport serving Podor , a town in the Saint-Louis Region of Senegal . Podor is located on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River .
Richard Toll is a town in northern Senegal , lying on the south bank of the River Senegal , just east of Rosso . Originally a colonial town , it was named for the park of the Chateau de Baron Roger , laid out by botanist Jean Michel Claude Richard . A rice growing scheme was originally initiated by France 's colonial development organisation , FIDES , in 1949 with an initial cultivated area of 6,000 hectares ( 14,830 acres ) . The town 's main industry is sugar . Estimated population 2007 : 70,000 .
Richard Toll Airport ( IATA : RDT , ICAO : GOSR ) is an airport serving Richard Toll , a town in the Saint-Louis Region in northern Senegal .
Saint Louis or Saint-Louis , known to locals as Ndar , is the capital of Senegal 's Saint-Louis Region . Located in the northwest of Senegal , near the mouth of the Senegal River , and 320 km north of Senegal 's capital city Dakar , it has a population officially estimated at 176,000 in 2005 . Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until 1902 and French West Africa from 1895 until 1902 , when the capital was moved to Dakar . From 1920 to 1957 , it also served as the capital of the neighboring colony of Mauritania .
Saint-Louis Airport ( French : Aéroport de Saint-Louis ) ( IATA : XLS , ICAO : GOSS ) is an airport serving Saint-Louis , the capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal . Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River , and served as Senegal 's capital until independence in 1960 . It is 320 km ( 199 mi ) north of Senegal 's current capital in Dakar .
Simenti Airport ( IATA : SMY , ICAO : GOTS ) is an airport serving Simenti in Senegal .
Tambacounda ( Wolof : Tambaakundaa ) is the largest city in eastern Senegal , 400 kilometres ( 250 mi ) southeast of Dakar , and is the regional capital of the province of the same name . Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800 .
Tambacounda Airport ( IATA : TUD , ICAO : GOTT ) is an airport serving Tambacounda , the capital of the Tambacounda Region in Senegal .
Ziguinchor ( Wolof : Siggcoor ) is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region , and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal , lying at the mouth of the Casamance River . It has a population of over 230,000 ( 2007 estimate ) . It is the seventh largest city of Senegal , but largely separated from the north of the country by The Gambia . The city has a tropical savanna climate , with an average annual accumulated rainfall of 1547mm ( about 61 inches ) .
Ziguinchor Airport ( French : Aéroport de Ziguinchor ) ( IATA : ZIG , ICAO : GOGG ) is an airport serving Ziguinchor , the capital of the Ziguinchor Region ( also known as Basse Casamance ) in Senegal .