Airports / Burkina Faso / OUA
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport
DFFD / OUAOuagadougou, Burkina FasoELEV 1,037 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
172 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML).
Overview
Located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (DFFD / OUA) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,037 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, OUA is a home base: KANAGALA Air Express operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Yakubu Tali International Airport (TML, 172 nm), Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY, 180 nm), and Mopti Airport (MZI, 198 nm).
Trip costs from OUA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from OUA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DFFD
IATA
OUA
FAA / Local
DFFD
Elevation
1,037 ft
Coordinates
12.3532° N · 1.5124° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 172nmTMLYakubu Tali International AirportTamale
- 180nmBOYBobo Dioulasso AirportBobo Dioulasso
- 198nmMZIMopti AirportSévaré
- 218nmLRLNiamtougou International AirportNiamtougou
- 227nmNIMDiori Hamani International AirportNiamey
- 250nmGAQGao International AirportGao
Location
Open the full mapDFFD · Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso