Blaise Diagne International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Dakar, Dakar Region (Senegal)

IATA: DSS ICAO: GOBD

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

290 ft

88 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

14.6709°, -17.0728°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#467 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Senegal)

#1 of 1 in SN

#1 of 13 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DSS in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #467 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #1 in Senegal.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DSS lies at 88 m (290 ft), #345 of 650 published airports by elevation and 42.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Banjul International Airport (BJL), 83.7 NM, 11,811 ft. BJL has the radius's longest runway, 328 ft more than DSS.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

DSS runway: 01/19 11,483 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Banjul International Airport (Banjul (Yundum))	`BJL`	83.7 NM (155 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →