Yamoussoukro Airport
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro International Airport (Aéroport international de Yamoussoukro) is a regional airport serving Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire. On November 6, 2004, Yamoussoukro Airport was attacked 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.
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.