Faya-Largeau Airport
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Faya-Largeau, Chad | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 771 ft / 235 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°55′01″N 019°06′39″E / 17.91694°N 19.11083°ECoordinates: 17°55′01″N 019°06′39″E / 17.91694°N 19.11083°E | ||||||||||
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Faya-Largeau Airport (IATA: FYT, ICAO: FTTY) (Arabic: مطار فايا لارجو) is an airport serving Faya-Largeau, the largest city in northern Chad. It is located in Chad's Borkou Region.
Since 2013, three French Rafale are parked in Faya-Largeau to protect the Chadian airspace.
The airport resides at an elevation of 771 feet (235 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,800 by 45 metres (9,186 ft × 148 ft).
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
On 16 February 1976, Douglas C-47A TT-LAG of the Force Aérienne Tchadienne was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Faya-Largeau Airport.
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