Tessalit Airport

GATS · Kidal, Mali

About Tessalit Airport

ICAO GATS
FIR Niamey FIR
Region Kidal
Country Mali
Runways 16/34
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 20.243, 0.97731   201435N 0005838E
Coordinates (Center) 20.24357, 0.97949   201437N 0005846E
Variation 0.3° E (2024)
Timezone Bamako (+0 h)
Local time May 7, 2024 21:52

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
5L 046° 045° 2,500 m 30 m Asphalt 20.2507 0.9857
23R 226° 225° 20.2352 0.9687
5R 049° 048° 1,497 m 47 m Gravel 20.2478 0.9857
23L 229° 228° 20.2379 0.9738
16 153° 152° Unknown 20.2401 0.9841
34 333° 332° 20.2497 0.9789

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Tessalit Airport

Tessalit Airport is a small airport in Kidal, Mali. The airport is located at latitude 20.24357 and longitude 0.97949. The airport has 3 runways: 5L/23R, 5R/23L and 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is GATS. Nearby other airfields are Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport.

Tessalit Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport, which is 543 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Niamey.

Tessalit Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Bamako. Difference with UTC is +0 h. Today the sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:22. This applies to Tessalit Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Aguelhok Heliport ML-0006 88 km 187°
Timiaouine Heliport DZ-0010 91 km 075°
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport DATM 126 km 357°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Tessalit TZE NDB 1.7 km 031°
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