Bouaké Airport
Bouaké Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Location | Bouaké | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,231 ft / 375 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W / 7.73889°N 5.07361°WCoordinates: 7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W / 7.73889°N 5.07361°W | ||||||||||
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Bouaké Airport (IATA: BYK, ICAO: DIBK) is an airport located in Bouaké, the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa.
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan, Bamako[1] |
June 29, 2007 assassination attempt on Guillaume Soro[]
On June 29, 2007, Guillaume Soro, the prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, was targeted by rocket and Kalashnikov fire upon his landing at the Bouaké Airport. Four people were killed and ten others wounded.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Bouaké, Ivory Coast to see inaugural int'l ops in 4Q18". ch-aviation.com. 8 October 2018.
- ^ Rockets fired at Ivorian PM plane, BBC News, 29 juin 2007
External links[]
- Bouaké Airport (fallingrain.com)
- Airport information for DIBK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Categories:
- Airports in Ivory Coast
- Bouaké
- Buildings and structures in Vallée du Bandama District
- Vallée du Bandama District geography stubs
- West African airport stubs
- Ivory Coast stubs