Bouaké Airport
Bouaké Airport (IATA: BYK, ICAO: DIBK) is an airport located in Bouaké, the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa.
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Bouaké | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,231 ft / 375 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°44′20″N 5°4′25″W | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan, Bamako[1] |
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.[2]
gollark: Please write a full JS VERSE.
gollark: Someone asks where JS fits into the rap.
gollark: and another one.
gollark: I've spread the rap to another server I'm on.
gollark: Brilliant.
References
- "Bouaké, Ivory Coast to see inaugural int'l ops in 4Q18". ch-aviation.com. 8 October 2018.
- 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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