Diori Hamani International Airport

For other uses, see Nim (disambiguation).

Diori Hamani International Airport
IATA: NIM – ICAO: DRRN NIM Location of Airport in Niger
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Owner		Government
Location		Niamey, Niger
Elevation AMSL		732 ft / 223 m
Coordinates		13°28′54″N 002°10′13″E / 13.48167°N 2.17028°E / 13.48167; 2.17028
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09R/27L	3,000	9,843	Bitumen
09L/27R	1,620	5,315	Laterite
Sources: Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar[1]

Diori Hamani International Airport (IATA: NIM, ICAO: DRRN) is an airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger. It is located in the south eastern suburbs of the city, along the Route Nationale 1, the major highway linking Niamey with the east of the nation. The airport complex also includes the major base for the Armed Forces of Niger's "Armee d'Air".

In 2004, the airport served 97,814 passengers. The Air traffic control for NIM is operated by the ASECNA, which bases one of its five air traffic zones for the continent at Niamey.^[2] The airport is named after Hamani Diori, the first President of Niger.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Afriqiyah Airways	Bamako, Cotonou, Tripoli (all service is suspended)
Air Algérie	Algiers
Air Burkina	Abidjan, Ouagadougou
Air France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Mali	Bamako
ASKY Airlines	Abidjan, Lomé, Ouagadougou
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca
Senegal Airlines	Dakar, Bamako

EAMAC

ASECNA operates the "African School for Meteorology and Civil Aviation/Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile" at the Niamey airport complex, as well as in the Plateau quarter of Niamey city centre. Founded in 1963, EAMAC trains civil aviation professionals and aviation meteorologists from across Africa.^[3][4]

See also

• Niamey
• Transport in Niger

References

1. ^ Aeronautical chart
2. ^ Visites du ministre des Transports et de l'Aviation Civile à l'aéroport international Diori Hamani de Niamey et au CNUT: s'enquérir des conditions de travail des agents. Seini Seydou Zakaria, le Sahel] (Niamey) 18 June 2009
3. ^ L'EAMAC. asecna.aero Accessed 2009-06-18
4. ^ L'EAMAC, c'est la Météorologie, l'Aviation Civile, l'Electronique et l'Informatique au service de la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne. Official website. Accessed 2009-06-18

External links

• Accident history for NIM at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for DRRN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for DRRN at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for DRRN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• ais-asecna.org Aeronautical charts for NIAMEY/Diori Hamani (DRRN).