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OUA DFFD  Ouagadougou, BF

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OUA at a glance

  • What it is: Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport is a regional airport serving Ouagadougou, BF.
  • Codes: OUA on your ticket, DFFD on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 1,037 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Africa/Ouagadougou (UTC+0), so every time shown for OUA is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
1037 ft
Field elevation

About Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport lies in the tropics at 12.35° N, 1.51° W, on Africa/Ouagadougou time (UTC+0). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 04/22, measures 9,843 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the widebody capable category: twin-aisle aircraft can use it, and narrowbodies have length to spare. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 04/22 is aligned roughly north-east/south-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that north-east/south-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at OUA

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
04/22 9,843 ft (3,000 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near OUA

Great-circle distance from Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Yakubu Tali TML 319 km south Tamale
Bobo Dioulasso BOY 334 km south-west Bobo Dioulasso
Diori Hamani NIM 420 km east Niamey
IATA / ICAO
OUA / DFFD
Location
Ouagadougou, BF 12.353, -1.512
Time zone
Africa/Ouagadougou
Opened
Website

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in BF.

More airports and guides connected to OUA

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Bobo Dioulasso (BOY) serves the same country. The codes OUA and DFFD are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about OUA

What is the airport code for Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport?

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport uses the IATA code OUA on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code DFFD in flight plans and on radar. The leading “D” in DFFD is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does OUA have?

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 1,037 ft above sea level.

What time zone is OUA in?

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport operates on Africa/Ouagadougou local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at OUA live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Africa/Ouagadougou.