Airport serving Dakar, Senegal
Blaise Diagne International Airport (French :Aéroport international Blaise-Diagne ), (IATA :DSS ,ICAO :GOBD ) is aninternational airport near the town ofDiass inThiès Region ,Senegal , 43 km (27 mi) east of downtownDakar . It serves as the main airport for Dakar, replacingLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport , which had become too small. It is named afterBlaise Diagne , the first black African elected toFrance's parliament in 1914. Regular flights are operated to destinations across many parts of Africa, as well as toEurope ,Macaronesia , theMiddle East , theUnited States , and soonCanada .
Apron view Departures Hall The airport was originally expected to be operational at the end of the year 2011,[ 1] but this date was pushed back by almost a year in September of that year.[ 2] In September 2012, Senegalese Prime MinisterAbdoul Mbaye announced that the airport would open in the first quarter of 2014.[ 3] In January 2015, word spread that the airport would open in June 2015. On 4 April 2015,Reuters announced a new opening date for early 2016.
The expected building costs rose to 566 millioneuros ,[ 2] with over 400 million coming from theSaudi Binladin Group .[ 4]
The airport then was finally opened for scheduled operations on 7 December 2017.[ 5]
Airlines and destinations [ edit ] The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Dakar Blaise Diagne Airport:
Airlines Destinations Air Algérie Algiers Air Burkina Bamako ,Ouagadougou Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan ,Bissau [ 6] Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle Air Senegal Abidjan ,Bamako ,Banjul ,Bissau ,Brussels ,[ 7] Cap Skirring ,Casablanca ,Conakry ,Cotonou ,Freetown ,Niamey ,[ 8] Nouakchott ,Ouagadougou ,Paris–Charles de Gaulle ,Praia ,Sal ,[ 9] Ziguinchor Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau (begins 18 June 2026)[ 10] ASKY Airlines Bissau ,Lomé ,[ 11] Praia Binter Canarias Gran Canaria [ 12] Brussels Airlines Banjul ,Brussels Delta Air Lines New York–JFK Emirates Dubai–International [ 13] Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa ,[ 14] Bamako Iberia Madrid ITA Airways Rome–Fiumicino [ 15] Kenya Airways Abidjan ,Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta [ 16] [ 17] Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg [ 18] Mauritania Airlines Abidjan ,Bamako ,Conakry ,Freetown ,Nouakchott Neos Bergamo ,Milan–Malpensa ,[ 19] Rome–Fiumicino Seasonal: Verona [citation needed ] Royal Air Maroc Casablanca [ 20] Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague [ 21] TAP Air Portugal Lisbon [ 22] Transair Banjul ,Bissau ,Cap Skirring ,Conakry ,Freetown ,Kolda ,Praia ,Ziguinchor Charter: Kédougou ,[citation needed ] Tambacounda [citation needed ] Transavia Marseille ,[ 23] Nantes [ 24] [ 25] Seasonal: Bordeaux ,[ 23] Lille ,[ 26] Lyon ,[ 25] Nice ,[ 26] Toulouse [ 23] TUI Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick [ 27] TUI fly Belgium Brussels TUI fly Deutschland Düsseldorf [ 28] TUI fly Netherlands Seasonal: Amsterdam [ 29] Tunisair Conakry ,Tunis Turkish Airlines Bissau (begins 21 March 2026),[ 30] Istanbul Vueling Barcelona [ 31]
Passengers Year 900,000 1,200,000 1,500,000 1,800,000 2,100,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 2018.5 2019 2019.5 2020 2020.5 Passengers Annual passenger traffic In 2022, the airport handled 2,629,348 passengers, a 5.53% increase compared to 2019.[citation needed ]
Ground transportation [ edit ] TheTrain Express Regional Dakar-AIBD is a rail-link between the airport and Dakar. The first phase, linking downtown Dakar andDiamniadio , opened on 14 January 2019.[ 35] As of January 2023, the rails and station that will serve the airport are under construction.
Accidents and incidents [ edit ] ^ "L'aéroport Blaise Diagne sera livré en fin 2011 (ministre)" (in French). Seneweb.com. 2 December 2010. Retrieved3 December 2010 .^a b "L'Aeroport International Blaise Diagne opérationnel au second semestre de 2012 (ministre)" .APS (in French). Seneweb.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved3 October 2011 .^ "Senegal's second international airport ready in 2014" . Panapress. 11 September 2012. Retrieved11 October 2012 .^ Aidara, Ismael (19 September 2011)."Sénégal : Saudi Bin Laden sur le tarmac de l'aéroport Blaise Diagne" .Seneweb.com (in French). Retrieved3 October 2011 . ^ Carley Petesch."Senegal opens new international airport with economic hopes" .AP . Archived fromthe original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved7 December 2017 . ^ "Air Cote d'Ivoire NS25 Bissau Routing Changes" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved2 May 2025 .^ https://flightlevel.be/67854/air-senegal-vanaf-december-tussen-brussel-en-dakar/ ^ "Air Senegal 2Q25 Regional Network Changes" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved20 March 2025 .^ "Air Senegal Resumes Ilha do Sal Service From July 2023" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved20 June 2023 .^ "Air Transat Adds Dakar and Reykjavik to its 2026 Summer Program" .newswire.ca . 13 November 2025. Retrieved13 November 2025 .^ "Lome, Togo LFW".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :609– 609. May 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "Gran Canaria".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited:398– 400. November 2023.ISSN 1466-8718 . ^ "Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :337– 343. May 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :17– 19. May 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ Machado, João (11 October 2023)."ITA Airways announces seven new destinations for Summer 2024" .Aviaci Online - Últimas noticias de aviación de Argentina, Latinoamérica y el mundo . Retrieved11 October 2023 . ^ "Nairobi, Kenya NBO".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :776– 778. May 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ Liu, Jim (25 March 2025)."Kenya Airways NS25 International Service Changes – 23MAR25" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved25 March 2025 . ^ "LUXAIR BEGINS LUXEMBOURG – DAKAR SERVICE FROM LATE-OCT 2022" . 20 October 2022.^ Liu, Jim (8 February 2023)."Neos NS23 Dakar Operations" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved31 December 2024 . ^ Liu, Jim (5 December 2024)."Air Senegal / Royal Air Maroc Begins Codeshare Service in 4Q24" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved27 December 2024 . ^ "Destinations and Airlines" .Smartwings .^ Liu, Jim (10 June 2022)."Air Canada / TAP Air Portugal Expands Codeshare Coverage From June 2022" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved27 December 2024 . ^a b c "TRANSAVIA FRANCE NW23 WEST AFRICA NETWORK EXPANSION" .^ "Nantes, France NTE".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :782– 785. May 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^a b Liu, Jim (17 January 2024)."Transavia France NS24 Dakar Service Changes – 16JAN24" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved2 January 2025 . ^a b Liu, Jim (7 May 2024)."Transavia France NW24 New Routes Addition – 05MAY24" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved2 January 2025 . ^ Liu, Jim (2 June 2022)."TUI Airways Adds London – Dakar Route in Nov 2022" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved29 June 2025 . ^ "TUIFly Adds Expands Cabo Verde Flights From Dusseldorf In NW22" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved4 April 2022 .^ "Amsterdam, Netherlands".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :37– 47. August 2023.ISSN 1466-8718 . ^ (in Turkish) THY, Bissau Uçuşlarını Başlatıyor / Uçuş Detayları Belli Oldu" ^ Liu, Jim (7 August 2023)."Vueling NS24 Preliminary Frequency Variations – 06AUG23" .Aeroroutes.com . Retrieved4 January 2025 . ^ [1] retrieved 9 June 2024^ "Flight Information - DHL to/from Casablanca and Brussels" .Flightradar24 . Retrieved5 January 2021 .^ magmaaviation.com - network retrieved 9 November 2020^ "globalairrail.com" .www.globalairrail.com . Retrieved27 December 2024 .^ "Plane skids off runway in Senegal, injuring 10 people" . Africanews. 9 May 2024. Retrieved9 May 2024 .^ Ranter, Harro."Runway excursion Accident Boeing 737-38J 6V-AJE, Thursday 9 May 2024" .asn.flightsafety.org . Retrieved18 January 2025 . Media related toAéroport international Blaise Diagne at Wikimedia Commons
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