I moved the marker to 9.6N 5.18333W because that's where the Eurocontrol data has it, but it doesn't look any more like an aerodrome than the previous location. It's important to note, however, that small private airstrips often don't look like anything on the satellite imagery.
This is the airport where the Fokker 100 carrying prime minister of the Côte d'Ivoire, Guillaume Soro, was attacked after landing by rockets and kalashnikov fire in on June 29, 2007. Soro was unhurt the attack, but four people were killed and ten wounded. The attackers are still unknown:
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Found it!
🔗 Mon, 17 Oct 2022
— @animebirder at Ferkessédougou Airport, Côte d'Ivoire
Evidently disused, but it exists.
Moved
🔗 Sat, 28 Dec 2013
— @ptomblin at Ferkessédougou Airport, Côte d'Ivoire
I moved the marker to 9.6N 5.18333W because that's where the Eurocontrol data has it, but it doesn't look any more like an aerodrome than the previous location. It's important to note, however, that small private airstrips often don't look like anything on the satellite imagery.
no sign of any airport at coordinates 9.6°N 5.2°W
🔗 Sat, 28 Dec 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Ferkessédougou Airport, Côte d'Ivoire
all sources seem to be wrong (wikipedia, google,...) no sign of any airport at coordinates 9.6°N 5.2°W
2007 Assassination Attempt
🔗 Fri, 19 Dec 2008
— @david at Bouaké Airport, Côte d'Ivoire
This is the airport where the Fokker 100 carrying prime minister of the Côte d'Ivoire, Guillaume Soro, was attacked after landing by rockets and kalashnikov fire in on June 29, 2007. Soro was unhurt the attack, but four people were killed and ten wounded. The attackers are still unknown:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29,_2007_assassination_attempt_on_Guillaume_Soro
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