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N'Djamena International Airport
N'Djamena International Airport
IATA: NDJ – ICAO: FTTJ
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Government
Location	N'Djamena, Chad
Elevation AMSL	968 ft / 295 m
Coordinates	12°08′01″N 015°02′02″E / 12.13361°N 15.03389°ECoordinates: 12°08′01″N 015°02′02″E / 12.13361°N 15.03389°E
Runways

N'Djamena International Airport (IATA: NDJ, ICAO: FTTJ), serves N'Djamena, Chad, and is the main international airport of Chad.

The airport is dual use, with civilian and military installations on opposite sides of the single runway.

[edit] Military base

There has been a French military base here since 1986, when Operation Epervier started, and was used as a French base during previous operations. In 2006 Epervier is composed of 1000 men, Mirage F-1 fighters, Puma helicopters, and transport and reconnaissance aircraft.

The French base is also shared by the small Chad Air Force.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
Interair South Africa (Johannesburg)
Sudan Airways (Khartoum, Kano)
Toumaï Air Tchad (Abeche, Bangui, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville, Lome)

[edit] Cargo airlines

Mid Express Tchad

[edit] Accidents and incidents

On 24 July 2001, Vickers Viscount 3D-OHM of Transtel was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Although written off by the insurers, the aircraft was repaired. Repairs were almost complete when a soldier accidentally discharged his gun, puncturing a fuel tank.^[1]