Bouaké Airport
| Bouaké Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BYK – ICAO: DIBK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Bouaké | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,230 ft / 375 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W / 7.73889°N 5.07361°WCoordinates: 7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W / 7.73889°N 5.07361°W | ||||||||||
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Bouaké Airport (IATA: BYK, ICAO: DIBK) is an airport located in Bouaké, the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan, Bamako (begins 03 November 2016) |
June 29, 2007 assassination attempt on Guillaume Soro
Main article: June 29, 2007 assassination attempt on Guillaume Soro
On June 29, 2007, Guillaume Soro, the prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire, was targeted by rocket and Kalashnikov fire upon his landing at the Bouaké Airport. Four people were killed and ten others wounded.[1]
References
- ↑ Rockets fired at Ivorian PM plane, BBC News, 29 juin 2007
External links
- Bouaké Airport (fallingrain.com)
- Airport information for DIBK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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