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Airport Country Problem Details Status Created Updated Last comment
Capital International Airport Egypt Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

I believe the concrete runway no longer exists. Also 19R was incorrectly named 19L

resolved 2022-11-11 05:51:44 2022-11-14 09:23:10

Updated runways.

Amdjarass Airport Chad Other

require runway Length & width

resolved 2022-11-04 07:41:48 2022-11-14 09:19:46

I've added runway numbers and estimated length based on the satellite imagery. Unfortunately, this airport isn't covered by the ASECNA AIP, so I can't get exact numbers.

Niokolo-Koba Airport Senegal Duplicate airport

NIK is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 331741, IDENT: NIK, NAME: Niokolo-Koba Airport

REF: 38931, IDENT: NIK, NAME: Nika Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:14:01 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Montepuez Airport Mozambique Duplicate airport

MTU is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 31963, IDENT: MTU, NAME: Montepuez Airport

REF: 40782, IDENT: MTU, NAME: Matupa Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:13:56 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Mulika Lodge Airport Kenya Duplicate airport

HKMK is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 42703, IDENT: HKMK, NAME: Mulika Lodge Airport

REF: 31592, IDENT: HKMK, NAME: Meru Mulika Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:11:21 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Winterveldt Mine Airport South Africa Duplicate airport

FAWT is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 299605, IDENT: FAWT, NAME: Winterveldt Mine Airport

REF: 31062, IDENT: FAWT, NAME: Cape Blue Mine Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:53 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Barberton Airport South Africa Duplicate airport

FABR is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 46533, IDENT: FABR, NAME: Barberton Airport

REF: 29723, IDENT: FABR, NAME: Bredasdorp Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:51 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Arnot Power Station Airport South Africa Duplicate airport

FAAP is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 29669, IDENT: FAAP, NAME: Arnot Power Station Airport

REF: 299614, IDENT: FAAP, NAME: Aviators Paradise Field

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:50 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Houndé Airport Burkina Faso Duplicate airport

DFOH is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 30905, IDENT: DFOH, NAME: Hounde Airport

REF: 323603, IDENT: DFOH, NAME: Houndé Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:09:21 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Baleela Airport Sudan Duplicate airport

BJE is duplicated in twice your database.

REF: 300790, IDENT: BJE, NAME: Baleela Airport

REF: 40808, IDENT: BJE, NAME: La Cascajera Airport

resolved 2021-05-03 11:08:00 2022-11-14 08:35:35

All duplicate GPS and IATI codes resolved

Peta Barabe Airfield Burkina Faso Other

Good day,

The above Peta Barabe is used for all local operators and ATC as code DFEN

resolved 2022-08-30 06:50:17 2022-10-13 15:40:29

Updated per submission. Thank you!

Menaka Airport Mali Wrong airport location

Correct GPS airport: 15.9292 N; 2.3481 E

resolved 2022-09-10 12:41:02 2022-10-13 14:56:25

Moved to correct location per submission and satellite data. Thank you!

Alindao Airport Central African Republic Wrong airport location

GPS LOCATION: 5.0222 N; 21.1993 E

resolved 2022-09-10 12:57:33 2022-10-13 14:55:39

Moved to correct location per submission and satellite data. Thank you.

Tripoli International Airport Libya Closed airport

resolved 2022-09-10 15:48:05 2022-10-13 14:54:55

Marked as closed.

Bospoort Airport South Africa Wrong airport location

resolved 2022-07-14 07:15:12 2022-08-01 19:13:28

Marked as closed, pending a proper location.

Al Mansurah Airbase Egypt Other

Military Airport

resolved 2022-06-19 20:55:43 2022-08-01 19:09:51

Renamed and tagged as military.

Lumbala Airstrip Angola Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

IATA code should be blank for this airport. IATA code GGC corresponds to https://ourairports.com/airports/FNBL/

resolved 2022-06-05 18:27:27 2022-08-01 19:08:09

Removed code, and renamed to "Lumbala Airstrip" to avoid confusion.

El Nuzha Airport Egypt Closed airport

Permanently Closed

resolved 2022-06-19 20:53:40 2022-08-01 19:06:49

Marked as closed (thank you for the edit, @Bill35)

A1 Oudhref Heliport Tunisia Duplicate airport

rejected 2022-06-14 15:26:14 2022-08-01 19:05:29

It looks like a helipad. There is no duplicate at the same location or with the same name.

Moussoro Airport Chad Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

There is no IATA known IATA code assigned to this airport. Please remove MXR from this airport. Thanks.

resolved 2022-06-05 19:21:37 2022-08-01 19:03:42

Removed code -- thank you for the report.

Amdjarass Airport Chad Wrong airport location

The Airport is out of the city about 25km away in the south direction.

resolved 2022-04-28 03:59:20 2022-08-01 19:02:41

Moved -- thank you.

Ain Beida Airport Algeria Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

Rwy 01/19 instead of 02/20

Ref : AIP ALGERIA Or www.ENNA.dz

Thank you for your great service

resolved 2022-03-15 17:06:30 2022-03-25 17:30:52

Thank you! I've updated the runway numbers.

Tobruk International Airport Libya Other

ICAO code is HLTQ

resolved 2022-02-23 12:28:39 2022-02-26 13:37:36

Updated.

Makindu Airport Kenya Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

can HKMU be set as the GPS/ICAO code for this airport?

resolved 2022-02-24 13:17:31 2022-02-26 13:35:54

Done.

Kagga Kamma Airport South Africa Non-existant/spam airport

no airport to be seen here

resolved 2021-12-25 14:31:10 2021-12-26 12:10:48

I'm assuming the road doubles as a landing strip. I've removed the fake ICAO code, and zoomed in so that the road is more visible.

Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport South Africa Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

The airport's name has again changed from Port Elizabeth International Airport to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport. This was officially gazetted on 23 February 2021.(from Wiki)

resolved 2021-12-14 18:00:42 2021-12-26 11:56:12

Name updated.

Al Mahbes Airstrip Western Sahara Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

The airport is in The state of Morocco.

rejected 2021-12-25 11:35:36 2021-12-25 15:13:57

The airport is not within Morocco's internationally recognized borders. We do not assign an airport to a country that's occupying a territory, like Russia in Crimea or Israel in Palestine, until they have brosd international recognition.

Timbedra Airport Mauritania Non-existant/spam airport

Airport appears on charts and in Wikipedia, but there is no runway visible in the satellite imagery.

resolved 2021-11-30 18:40:29 2021-12-08 12:22:35

Moved marker to visible square area

Port St Johns Airport South Africa Non-existant/spam airport

No clear direction

rejected 2021-11-12 15:36:38 2021-11-15 14:51:40

The runway doesn't look in great shape, but the ICAO code is still active.

Suhaj Mubarak International Airport Egypt Duplicate airport

The airport has two GPS codes: HEMK & HESG which causing a problem of appearing two airports at the same location.

resolved 2021-03-19 16:45:55 2021-11-08 22:17:34

Changed the ident to match the ICAO code

Mitiga International Airport Libya Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

rejected 2021-03-30 15:42:11 2021-11-08 21:53:20

Can't address without further details about what's wrong.

(Old) Rusape Airport Zimbabwe Wrong airport location

-18.576670/32.116660 is the correct lat/lon for this airport

resolved 2021-04-21 16:25:14 2021-11-08 15:53:01

This seems to be a former airport location. The coordinates supplied in the problem report are for what's labeled as "Rusape South Airport". Marking this one as closed.

Siwa Oasis North Airport Egypt Duplicate airport

The airport has two GPS codes: HE24 & HESW which causing a problem of appearing two airports at the same location.

resolved 2021-03-19 16:38:10 2021-11-08 14:42:32

Updated to HESW

Hafun Airstrip Somalia Wrong airport location

rejected 2020-12-02 15:43:04 2021-11-08 14:38:01

Airstrip visible in sat view, and OSM agrees. Won't change without more info.

Hafun Airstrip Somalia Wrong airport location

rejected 2020-12-02 15:43:08 2021-11-08 14:37:50

Airstrip visible in sat view, and OSM agrees. Won't change without more info.

Hafun Airstrip Somalia Wrong airport location

rejected 2020-12-02 15:43:09 2021-11-08 14:37:37

Airstrip visible in sat view, and OSM agrees. Won't change without more info.

Londolozi Airstrip South Africa Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

The correct name is LONDOLOZI AIRSTRIP

resolved 2021-04-29 06:18:33 2021-11-07 17:34:09

name is currently as requested

Sherbro International Airport Sierra Leone Closed airport

airport is close :O https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbro_International_Airport

resolved 2021-04-09 23:55:41 2021-11-07 17:32:24

flagged as closed

São Pedro Airport Cape Verde Other

Airport is said to have no airline service. This is wrong, 4 airlines are flying to this airport.

resolved 2021-05-20 16:26:04 2021-11-07 17:26:24

Thanks for the fix, @PatrickZ

Marsa Matruh International Airport Egypt Other

Airport is said to have no airline service. This is wrong, Neos flies to this airport.

resolved 2021-05-20 16:33:17 2021-11-07 17:25:32

Thanks for the fix, @PatrickZ

Taba International Airport Egypt Other

Airport is said to have no airline service. While there might not be scheduled service, the airport does handle a number of regular charter flights.

resolved 2021-05-20 16:31:38 2021-11-07 17:24:42

Thanks for the fix, @PatrickZ

Plettenberg Bay Airport South Africa Other

Airport is said to have no airline service. This is false, CemAir flies to this airport.

resolved 2021-05-27 14:57:58 2021-11-07 17:23:25

Thanks for the fix, @PatrickZ

RAF Ascension Island Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Closed airport

resolved 2021-03-02 05:19:54 2021-11-07 17:22:09

no longer marked as closed

Juba International Airport South Sudan Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

HSSJ has now changed to HJJJ as of 2105 AIRAC:

HS Notam A0037 2021

A0037/21 NOTAMN

Q)HSSS/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/0452N03136E005

A) HSSJ

B) 2105200000 C) PERM

E) FOUR LETTERS LOCATION INDICATOR OF JUBA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS

BEEN CHANGED FROM HSSJ TO HJJJ

resolved 2021-05-30 07:47:41 2021-11-07 17:19:36

updated ident

Zaria Airport Nigeria Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

Hi,

The current runways for Zaria Airport are RWY 05 & RWY 23. It’s incorrect on windy.com. DNZA’s Wikipedia page shows this as well as a look at the google earth images of the runway threshold

resolved 2021-11-04 18:48:06 2021-11-07 17:17:13

runway numbers updated

El Alamein International Airport Egypt Closed airport

rejected 2021-06-08 09:24:51 2021-11-05 17:55:17

I can find no information that the airport has permanently closed, though it hasn't had any new flights in a month according the FlightAware. Leaving as open for now, pending more information.

Assouindé Airport Côte d'Ivoire Other

This airport should not have any IATA code

resolved 2021-06-18 19:12:56 2021-11-03 23:38:12

code removed

Assouindé Airport Côte d'Ivoire Other

Duplicate IATA code with another airport, https://ourairports.com/airports/DIAP/

resolved 2021-04-02 08:55:33 2021-11-03 23:37:33

someone removed the code

Dodoma Airport Tanzania Other

Airport is said to have no airline service. This is wrong, it is served by two airlines.

resolved 2021-05-21 01:32:54 2021-11-02 10:05:20

thanks

Khartoum International Airport Sudan Wrong airport information (name, codes, frequencies, runways, etc)

Hello,

You have a really excellent and detailed database, thanks for providing it!

The airport code for Khartoum, HSSS, has changed to HSSK. https://ww2.jeppesen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/HSSS_HSSK_2102_AMM_ALERT.pdf

Many thanks

Peter

resolved 2021-03-06 04:01:33 2021-11-02 10:00:20

updated