Airports / Chad / FTFY
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
72 nm
To the nearest alternate
Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT).
Overview
Ouadi Doum Air Base (FTFY) sits in Wadi Doum, Chad, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,308 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FTFY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT, 72 nm), Matan al-Sarra Air Base (HL56, 211 nm), and Abeche Airport (AEH, 284 nm).
Charter pricing from FTFY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wadi Doum.
Field capability
ICAO
FTFY
IATA
—
FAA / Local
FTFY
Elevation
1,308 ft
Coordinates
18.5279° N · 20.1886° 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 Chad fields
state range 771–1,788 ft
At 1,308 ft, FTFY sits lower than 40% of the 5 Chad fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 72nmFYTFaya-Largeau AirportFaya-Largeau
- 211nmHL56Matan al-Sarra Air Base
- 284nmAEHAbeche AirportAbeche
- 332nmHSSGSabera Geneina AirportGeneina
- 363nmVE-0526(Misplaced duplicate?)Aeropuerto internacional Simón bolivar
- 382nmAKFKufra AirportKufra
Location
Open the full mapFTFY · Ouadi Doum Air Base · Wadi Doum, Chad