Bouaké Airport

Bouaké Airport
IATA: BYK – ICAO: DIBK
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Location		Bouaké
Elevation AMSL		1,230 ft / 375 m
Coordinates		7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W / 7.73889°N 5.07361°W / 7.73889; -5.07361Coordinates: 7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W / 7.73889°N 5.07361°W / 7.73889; -5.07361
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	10,827	3,300	Asphalt

Bouaké Airport (IATA: BYK, ICAO: DIBK) is an airport located in Bouaké, the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa.

June 29, 2007 assassination attempt on Guillaume Soro

Main article: 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.^[1]

References

1. ^ 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.