Airports / Senegal / XLS
Saint Louis Airport
GOSS / XLSSaint Louis, SenegalELEV 9 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
90 nm
To the nearest alternate
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS).
Overview
Located in Saint Louis, Senegal, Saint Louis Airport (GOSS / XLS) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 9 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
XLS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS, 90 nm), Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR, 98 nm), and Kaolack Airport (KLC, 117 nm).
Quotes for flights out of XLS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from XLS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
GOSS
IATA
XLS
FAA / Local
GOSS
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
16.0498° N · 16.4610° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Senegal fields
state range 9–584 ft
At 9 ft, XLS sits lower than 90% of the 10 Senegal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 90nmDSSBlaise Diagne International AirportDakar
- 98nmDKRLéopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDakar
- 117nmKLCKaolack AirportKaolack
- 139nmNKCNouakchott–Oumtounsy International AirportNouakchott
- 163nmBJLBanjul International AirportBanjul (Yundum)
- 183nmMAXOuro Sogui AirportOuro Sogui
Location
Open the full mapGOSS · Saint Louis Airport · Saint Louis, Senegal