Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (French: Aéroport international Léopold-Sédar-Senghor) is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, a northern suburb of Dakar. It was known as Dakar-Yoff International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Dakar-Yoff) until 9 October 1996, when it was renamed in honor of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal.
Closest airports to Dakar DKR are Dakar DSS (SN) (50 km) , Banjul BJL (GM) (224 km) , Bissau OXB (GW) (469 km) , Praia RAI (CV) (620 km) , Boa Vista BVC (CV) (668 km)
The airport is close to Dakar, Pikine, Rufisque, Thies, Diourbel, Fatick, Touba, Kaolack, Kanifing, Louga, Banjul, Saint-Louis, Brikama, Kaffrine, Kerewan, Linguere, Farafenni, Mansa Konko, Bignona, Dodji and other locations in Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia.