OUA · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport.
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Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou
International Airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for OUA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2088; ident DFFD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
15 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
OUA / DFFD
OurAirports ident
DFFD
GPS / local code
DFFD
ISO region
BF-KAD
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q773547
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
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Time zone
GMT
Africa/Ouagadougou · UTC+00:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
2.7 km
Approximate distance to central Ouagadougou.
Official source
Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ouagadougou
Languages
French
Currency
XOF (Fr)
Country area
272,967 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,843 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q773547
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
15 source-backed signals
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Ouagadougou's built-up core sits roughly 2.7 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Ouagadougou (UTC+00:00, GMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA / DFFD) is at 12.3532° N, 1.5124° W, elevation 1,037 ft (316 m), serving Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Ouagadougou is in Burkina Faso (capital Ouagadougou); on Africa/Ouagadougou (GMT, UTC+00:00); working languages: French; currency: XOF (Fr).
Distance from central Ouagadougou: 3 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for OUA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA / DFFD)
Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou · International Airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Source identifiers
DFFD · DFFD · BF-KAD
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It was built in the 1960s, and it is approximately 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of the main commercial area.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for OUA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Name or history cue
It was built in the 1960s, and it is approximately 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of the main commercial area.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ouagadougou
ouagadougou · 2.7 km from OUA
Burkina Faso · Africa/Ouagadougou · +0h · population 2,415,266 · city coordinates 12.3657, -1.5339
2. Nioko I
nioko-i · 9.3 km from OUA
Burkina Faso · Africa/Ouagadougou · +0h · population 65,263 · city coordinates 12.3950, -1.4386
3. Saaba
saaba · 11 km from OUA
Burkina Faso · Africa/Ouagadougou · +0h · population 136,011 · city coordinates 12.3714, -1.4147
4. Saonré
saonre · 11 km from OUA
Burkina Faso · Africa/Ouagadougou · +0h · population 47,728 · city coordinates 12.2751, -1.5769
5. Zinguédéssé
zinguedesse · 14 km from OUA
Burkina Faso · Africa/Ouagadougou · +0h · population 19,648 · city coordinates 12.2466, -1.5840
6. Ziniaré
ziniare · 35 km from OUA
Burkina Faso · Africa/Ouagadougou · +0h · population 33,296 · city coordinates 12.5824, -1.2975
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. NIM DRRN
Diori Hamani International Airport · Niamey
420 km from OUA · Africa/Niamey · +1h · elevation 732 ft (223 m) · airport coordinates 13.4815, 2.1836
2. KMS DGSI
Prempeh I International Airport · Kumasi
627 km from OUA · Africa/Accra · +0h · elevation 942 ft (287 m) · airport coordinates 6.7146, -1.5908
3. BKO GABS
Modibo Keita International Airport · Bamako
699 km from OUA · Africa/Bamako · +0h · elevation 1,247 ft (380 m) · airport coordinates 12.5335, -7.9499
Route-time reference set
1. OUA-NIM
Niamey · 420 km · 1h 22m
Africa/Niamey · +1h from OUA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. OUA-KMS
Kumasi · 627 km · 1h 38m
Africa/Accra · +0h from OUA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. OUA-BKO
Bamako · 699 km · 1h 43m
Africa/Bamako · +0h from OUA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,843 ft / 3,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for OUA.
Runway identifiers
04/22
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Its runway is 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) long.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OUA.
Country and authority
OUA sits in Burkina Faso (Burkina Faso), whose capital is Ouagadougou. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Western Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: French. Currency context: XOF (Fr). OUA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International Airport of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It was built in the 1960s, and it is approximately 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of the main commercial area. Name or history cue: It was built in the 1960s, and it is approximately 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) southeast of the main commercial area.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q773547 · Ouagadougou Airport. Administrative area: Ouagadougou. Named after: Ouagadougou
Field and clock profile
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,037 ft (316 m), positioned at 12.3532° N, 1.5124° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,843 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Ouagadougou (GMT, UTC+00:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ouagadougou is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.7 km. NIM Niamey is the closest retained airport alternative at 420 km.
Country airport peers
OUA has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
OUA-NIM Niamey: 420 km, about 1h 22m, +1h. OUA-KMS Kumasi: 627 km, about 1h 38m, +0h. OUA-BKO Bamako: 699 km, about 1h 43m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident DFFD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,843 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
04/22
OurAirports classifies OUA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Ouagadougou.
OUA (DFFD) is a low-elevation field at 1,037 ft (316 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
OUA sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
OUA's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,843 ft / 3,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for OUA is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- Its runway is 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) long.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for OUA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
OUA uses Africa/Ouagadougou (GMT, UTC+00:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is about 2.7 km from central Ouagadougou; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
NIM Niamey is the closest retained alternate at 420 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place OUA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
OUA ranks #1 in the curated Burkina Faso airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
OUA has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Ouagadougou a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
OUA is 1,037 ft (316 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include FIH 1,027 ft (313 m) (10 ft delta) · ATL 1,026 ft (313 m) (11 ft delta) · BZV 1,048 ft (319 m) (11 ft delta) · MCI 1,026 ft (313 m) (11 ft delta) · LWO 1,071 ft (326 m) (34 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
OUA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are NIM 420 km +1h · KMS 627 km +0h · BKO 699 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niamey | NIM | 420 km | 1h 22m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Kumasi | KMS | 627 km | 1h 38m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Bamako | BKO | 699 km | 1h 43m | +0h | --:--:-- |
OUA to NIM
Niamey
Distance 420 km; estimated travel window 1h 22m; destination zone Africa/Niamey is +1h from OUA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OUA to KMS
Kumasi
Distance 627 km; estimated travel window 1h 38m; destination zone Africa/Accra is +0h from OUA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OUA to BKO
Bamako
Distance 699 km; estimated travel window 1h 43m; destination zone Africa/Bamako is +0h from OUA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Ouagadougou is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Ouagadougou is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from OUA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ouagadougou
ouagadougou · 2.7 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nioko I
nioko-i · 9.3 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saaba
saaba · 11 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saonré
saonre · 11 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zinguédéssé
zinguedesse · 14 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ziniaré
ziniare · 35 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kombissiri
kombissiri · 37 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kokologo
kokologo · 43 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Boussé
bousse · 54 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kindi
kindi · 57 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barogo
barogo · 63 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Korsimoro
korsimoro · 71 km · Africa/Ouagadougou
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Niamey (NIM), Kumasi (KMS), Bamako (BKO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,843 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 04/22.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from OUA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Diori Hamani International AirportNIM
Niamey · large airport
- Distance
- 420 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 732 ft (223 m)
Compare against NIM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Prempeh I International AirportKMS
Kumasi · large airport
- Distance
- 627 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 942 ft (287 m)
Compare against KMS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Modibo Keita International AirportBKO
Bamako · large airport
- Distance
- 699 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,247 ft (380 m)
Compare against BKO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA) in?▾
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is in the Africa/Ouagadougou timezone (UTC+00:00, GMT).
What are the codes for Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport?▾
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport uses IATA code OUA and ICAO code DFFD.
Where is Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport located?▾
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso at coordinates 12.3532° N, 1.5124° W, with an elevation of 1,037 ft (316 m) (low-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport from central Ouagadougou?▾
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport sits roughly 2.7 km from the nearest mapped city center for Ouagadougou.
Which route reference is most useful from OUA?▾
Niamey (NIM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 22m, destination timezone Africa/Niamey, and a +1h difference from OUA.
How many runways does Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport have?▾
Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,843 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 04/22.