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Timbuktu Airport

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Timbuktu Airport (IATA: TOM, ICAO: GATB) is an airport in Timbuktu, Mali that opened on April 15, 1961.[1]

AirporttypePublic
LocationTimbuktu, Mali
ElevationAMSL863 ft (263 m)
Coordinates16°43′50″N 003°00′27″W
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Timbuktu Airport
Aéroport de Tombouctou
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationTimbuktu, Mali
Elevation AMSL863 ft (263 m)
Coordinates16°43′50″N 003°00′27″W
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TOM is located in Mali
TOM
TOM
Location of airport in Mali
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,110 6,923 Asphalt
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Airlines and destinations

The start of Sky Mali's service to Timbuktu in February 2021 marked the first commercial flights to the airport since the city was captured by jihadists in 2012.[2]

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Sky Mali Bamako, Mopti
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Accidents and incidents

  • On February 22, 1985, an Antonov An-24V (TZ-ACT) of Air Mali crashed around 3 km from here during initial climb on a flight to Mopti, killing all but 1 of the 52 occupants. The flight route was from Gao to Bamako, with Timbuktu and Mopti as stopovers. The crash was Mali's deadliest until Air Algerie Flight 5017 in 2014.[3]
  • On June 2, 2025, the airport was shelled during a coordinated attack on Timbuktu that left 60 soldiers dead and also targeted an army garrison.[4]

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