Airports / Niger / THZ
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
118 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO).
Overview
Located in Tahoua, Niger, Tahoua Airport (DRRT / THZ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,266 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
THZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO, 118 nm), Maradi Airport (MFQ, 136 nm), and Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (NG-0005, 153 nm).
Quotes for flights out of THZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from THZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DRRT
IATA
THZ
FAA / Local
DRRT
Elevation
1,266 ft
Coordinates
14.8757° N · 5.2654° E
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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Niger fields
state range 732–1,667 ft
At 1,266 ft, THZ sits lower than 50% of the 6 Niger fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 118nmSKOSadiq Abubakar III International AirportSokoto
- 136nmMFQMaradi AirportMaradi
- 153nmNG-0005Sir Ahmadu Bello International AirportBirinin Kebbi
- 179nmDKAUmaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina
- 183nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 198nmNIMDiori Hamani International AirportNiamey
Location
Open the full mapDRRT · Tahoua Airport · Tahoua, Niger