The Blaise Diagne International Airport is an international airport

International airport

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 under construction near the town of Ndiass

Ndiass

Ndiass is a village and rural community in the M'bour Department in the Thies Region of Senegal. It is located 40 kilometres southeast of Dakar. According to PEPAM , Diass has a population of 4794...

, Senegal

Senegal

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. It will serve as a new airport for Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...

, as the old Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport is an international airport serving Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The airport is situated near the town of Yoff, north of Dakar...

 is becoming too small for future operations. The airport was originally expected to be operational at the end of the year 2011, but this date was pushed forwards by almost a year in September of that year. The expected building costs rise to 566 million euros

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, with over 400 million coming from the Saudi Binladin Group.