Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport

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The Djibouti Djibouti or -Ambouli International Airport, is the largest commercial airport in the East African state of Djibouti. It is located about four kilometers outside the capital of Djibouti. In 2005, about 133 000 passengers were transported.

Generally

The airport has a fixed start and runway with a length of 3150 meters. An instrument landing (ILS ) on Runway 27 is possible on the RWY 09 can be flown using VOR Approach. The parking facilities at the international airport enough to accommodate a Boeing 747. The airport is open daily 0-24 clock. In the terminal there are only two gates and a business lounge.

Military use

South affiliated to the airport is the military part of the airport, which is used by various forces:

• The air forces of Djibouti, the Djiboutian Air Force with its 250 soldiers and 12 aircraft.
• Originally operated exclusively by the French Foreign Legion Camp Lemonnier, the U.S. with approximately 3,500 soldiers is a base of the AFRICOM command. From there, large parts of the air support of Operation Enduring Freedom were made today are mainly drones stationed for use with targeted killings.
• Several regiments of the French army, and Unterstützugseinheiten.

Airlines

The Djibouti airport is served by several international airlines. Among other things, the Charles -de- Gaulle airport, starting by Air France or Dubai by Daallo Airlines.