Satellite and aerial maps of Yoff / Ouakam Airbase with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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Port de Dakar , Dakar | 9.7 | 137 | SNDKR |
Dakar - Blaise Diagne Intl , Thiès | 45.6 | 099 | GOBD |
Banjul , West Coast | 180.4 | 149 | GBYD |
Saint-Louis Airport , Saint-Louis | 182.8 | 036 | GOSS |
Richard Toll Airport , Saint-Louis | 272.3 | 045 | GOSR |
Cap Skirring Airport , Ziguinchor | 273.9 | 162 | GOGS |
Yoff / Ouakam Airbase |
1947 to present | ||
14° 44' 32.28'' N 17° 29' 24.81'' W | ||
Mamelles, Dakar, Dakar | ||
ICAO: GOOY | IATA: DKR | Local: BA160 |
Elevation: 85 feet |
The Armee de l Air closed its base BA160 in 2011 but Aeronavale unit 24F has maintained a fixed wing asset here since 2013, to assist in SAR missions alongside Operation Corymbe interests.
Commercial flights were transferred to Blaise DIagne Airport when it was opened in Dec 2017.
Commercial flights were transferred to Blaise DIagne Airport when it was opened in Dec 2017.
List of units at Yoff / Ouakam Airbase |
Years | Unit | |
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??/11 | ETOM 55 | |
Yoff / Ouakam Airbase News |
Vermont National Guard and Senegal Exchange
02-Apr-22 - Vermont Army National Guard crews took part in an aviation exchange with Senegalese Air Force helicopter pilots in Dakar, Senegal #senegal List of aircraft and events at Yoff / Ouakam Airbase |
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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2015-nov-25 | Heliconia | AW139 | CN-HAW | ||||
2020-jan-10 | Babcock España | AW139 | EC-MBP | ||||
2021-jun-22 | Heliconia | AW139 | 6V-HAK | ||||
2022-jun-01 | Heliconia | AW139 | 6V-HAW | ||||
2022-jul-05 | Heliconia | AW139 | 6V-HAW | ||||
2022-jul-15 | Heliconia | AW139 | 6V-HAG | ||||
2022-aug-19 | Heliconia | AW139 | 6V-HAG |