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Kissidougou Airport

*Aéroport de Kissidougou* (French)
Kissidougou Airport; Aéroport de Kissidougou (French)
	IATA: KSI; ICAO: GUKU;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Kissidougou, Guinea
Elevation AMSL	1,808 ft / 551 m
Coordinates	9°09′40″N 10°07′30″W / 9.16111°N 10.12500°W
Map
	KSI Location of the airport in Guinea
Runways
	Source: Google Maps GCM

Kissidougou Airport (IATA: KSI , ICAO: GUKU ) is an airport serving Kissidougou, a city in the Faranah Region of Guinea. The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the city.

The Kissidougou non-directional beacon (Ident: KU) is located on the field.^[3]

Accidents and incidents edit

On 16 January 1984, Douglas C-47 9Q-CYD of Transport Aérien Zairois departed the runway following an engine failure on take-off. Dry grass was set on fire when it came into contact with the hot engine and the aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire. All seventeen people on board escaped uninjured. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight in support of the Dakar Rally.^[4]

References edit

^ Google Map - Kissidougou
^ Airport information for Kissidougou Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Kissidougou NDB (KU) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
^ "9Q-CYD Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.