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Tahoua Airport
Tahoua, Niger
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Tahoua Airport
Tahoua, Niger
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Gateway to Niger's agricultural heartland in West Africa.
Location
Tahoua, Niger
Tahoua Airport (IATA: THZ, ICAO: DRRT) is a small domestic airport serving the city of Tahoua, located in the Tahoua Region of southwestern Niger. It provides essential air connectivity to a city that serves as an important commercial and administrative hub in one of the world's least developed countries.
The airport operates limited scheduled services and handles light traffic, primarily supporting domestic routes within Niger and occasional regional flights. Given the region's challenging road infrastructure, air transport plays a meaningful role in linking Tahoua to the capital, Niamey, and other centers.
The facility is modest in scale, reflecting the economic conditions and passenger demand typical of secondary airports across the Sahel region. It supports humanitarian, government, and commercial operations that are vital to the local population.
Terminals
The airport has a single, small terminal building with basic passenger handling facilities.
Getting to & from
Ground transport between the airport and Tahoua city center is primarily by taxi or private vehicle, with no formal public transit service.
Airlines here
Niger Airlines and other regional carriers have operated routes connecting Tahoua to Niamey, though scheduled service has been irregular.
Notable facts
- ›Tahoua is one of Niger's larger cities and an important trade center for the region.
- ›The airport serves as a critical link given the poor state of road infrastructure in the Sahel.
- ›The facility supports humanitarian and NGO flight operations active in the Tahoua Region.
- ›Tahoua Region borders Mali and is affected by Sahel security challenges, influencing air traffic patterns.
- ›The runway is unpaved or of limited specification, constraining the aircraft types that can operate there.
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Latest news
The Defense Post· 3/9/2026
Attack Targets Niger Military Base at Airport
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Peoples Dispatch· 3/11/2026
Niger defeats attack on Tahoua Military Drone Base
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APAnews - Agence de Presse Africaine· 3/9/2026
Terror attack rocks Niger’s Tahoua air base
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zagazola.org· 3/9/2026
IS-Sahel insurgents attack Tahoua airport hosting the Nigerien Air Force’s Bayraktar TB2 drone fleet
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Critical Threats· 3/12/2026
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The Defense Post· 8/10/2026
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