Saint-Louis Airport

Saint-Louis Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Louis) (IATA: XLS, ICAO: GOSS) is an airport serving Saint-Louis, the capital of the Saint-Louis Region in Senegal. Saint-Louis is located near the Senegal River, and served as Senegal's capital until independence in 1960. It is 320 km (199 mi) north of Senegal's current capital in Dakar.

This article is about the Senegalese airport. For the airport at St. Louis, Missouri, USA, see Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Saint-Louis Airport

Aéroport de Saint-Louis
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSaint-Louis, Senegal
Elevation AMSL9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates16°03′03″N 016°27′47″W
Map
XLS is located in Senegal
XLS
XLS
Location within Senegal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,900 6,234 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

By 1985 the original grass/earth runway, (01/19), was replaced by a longer asphalt runway, (18/36).

Since 2020 the airport has been undergoing a full reconstruction, (incomplete). Runway has been upgraded, lengthened and widened. Tower, hangar, and terminal, were all razed, and replaced by new structures.

The airport will become service hub for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyin (GTA) LNG project, and future adjacent field developments.

References
  1. Airport information for GOSS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for XLS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).




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