Airports / Mali / TOM
Tombouktou Airport
GATB / TOMTimbuktu, MaliELEV 863 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
147 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mopti Airport (MZI).
Overview
Tombouktou Airport (GATB / TOM) is a large commercial airport serving Timbuktu, Mali. The field lies at an elevation of 863 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
TOM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Mopti Airport (MZI, 147 nm), Gao International Airport (GAQ, 175 nm), and Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA, 277 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TOM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Timbuctoo Airport and Tombouctou Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TOM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
GATB
IATA
TOM
FAA / Local
GATB
Elevation
863 ft
Coordinates
16.7305° N · 3.0076° 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
Elevation vs Mali fields
state range 164–1,247 ft
At 863 ft, TOM sits lower than 60% of the 5 Mali fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 147nmMZIMopti AirportSévaré
- 175nmGAQGao International AirportGao
- 277nmOUAOuagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportOuagadougou
- 343nmBOYBobo Dioulasso AirportBobo Dioulasso
- 357nmBMWBordj Badji Mokhtar AirportBordj Badji Mokhtar
- 359nmNIMDiori Hamani International AirportNiamey
Location
Open the full mapGATB · Tombouktou Airport · Timbuktu, Mali