Yamoussoukro International Airport

Yamoussoukro International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro) is a regional airport serving Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire.

Yamoussoukro International Airport Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro Airport Terminal and Control Tower
IATA: ASK ICAO: DIYO
Summary
Serves	Yamoussoukro
Location	Côte d'Ivoire
Elevation AMSL	699 ft / 213 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 9,844 3,000 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1]

On November 6, 2004, Yamoussoukro Airport was attacked^[2] by French infantry after military aircraft from the airport bombed a UN peacekeeper base as well as rebel targets, 9 French peacekeepers and one U.S. civilian were killed. Two Ivory Coast Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and several Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed, which was most of the country's air forces. Mobs and rebels tried to attack the French forces after the airport raid.