<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">About Diori Hamani International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para ">The Niger Air Force maintains Base A&eacute;rienne 101, collocated with Diori Hamani International Airport, and it is used by both the American and French armed forces for counter-terrorism operations.</p>
<p class="blog-para ">In 2013, U.S. African Command spokesman Benjamin Benson confirmed that U.S. air operations conducted from Base A&eacute;rienne 101 at Diori Hamani International Airport were providing "support for intelligence collection with French forces conducting operations in Mali and with other partners in the region." In July 2013, The New York Times reported that the deployment had expanded from one Predator UAV to daily flights by</p>
<p class="blog-para ">a detachment of two larger MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, supported by 120 U.S. Air Force personnel. The MQ-9 Reapers are scheduled to be relocated to Niger Air Base 201.</p>
<p class="blog-para ">Around 2013, two Ku band arrays were constructed at the airport to allow for communication with EADS Harfang UAVs. The French Air and Space Force Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort has operated three MQ-9 Reapers out of the base since January 2014 in support of Operation Barkhane. France has also deployed Dassault Mirage 2000D aircraft from the French Air Forces detachment (DETAIR) to the base.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 my-4">Ground transportation Diori Hamani International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Road:</strong> Diori Hamani International Airport is situated on Route Nationale 1, which connects it to the city of Niamey 9 km (5.6 mi) to the northwest, as well as to Dosso, Maradi, Zinder, Goure, Diffa, and N'guigmi to the east.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Rail:</strong> The railway passing by the airport, which connects it to Niamey railway station and Dosso, has been abandoned since its construction.</p>
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