Yamoussoukro International Airport

Yamoussoukro International Airport Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro Airport Terminal and Control Tower
IATA: ASK ICAO: DIYO
Summary
Serves	Yamoussoukro
Location	Côte d'Ivoire
Elevation AMSL	699 ft / 213 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 9,844 3,000 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1]

Yamoussoukro International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro) is a regional airport serving Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire.

On November 6, 2004, Yamoussoukro Airport was attacked[2] by French infantry after military aircraft from the airport bombed a UN peacekeeper base as well as rebel targets, 9 French peacekeepers and one U.S. civilian were killed. Two Ivory Coast Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and several Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed, which was most of the country's air forces. Mobs and rebels tried to attack the French forces after the airport raid.

References

1. Google Maps - Yamoussoukro
2. "France attacks Ivorian airbase". 2004-11-06. Retrieved 2018-08-20.

External links

• Great Circle Mapper - Yamoussoukro

6.90317°N 5.36558°W / 6.90317; -5.36558