| Niger Air Base 201 Nigerien Air Base 201 | |||||||
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| Agadez, Agadez Region in Niger | |||||||
 A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III taking off from the base in 2021 | |||||||
  Niger Air Base 201 | |||||||
| Coordinates | 16°57′01″N 8°00′50″E / 16.95028°N 8.01389°E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Niger Armed Forces | ||||||
| Operator | Niger Armed Forces | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 2016–2019 | ||||||
| In use | November 2019 – present[1] | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 505 metres (1,657 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Niger Air Base 201 (also known in some sources as "Nigerien Air Base 201") is a Nigerien airbase near Agadez, Niger.[2][3][4][5][6]
The base is about 5 km southeast of Agadez. The Nigerien military controls the base, but was built and paid for by the United States. The US Army used the base for drone operation during the American Intervention of Niger. As of January 2025, the site consisted of a runway, a hangar, and numerous smaller buildings for personnel to work and live in, and is in Nigerien control.[7]
- ^ Pawlyk, Oriana (1 November 2019). "US Begins Drone Operations Out of New Niger Air Base". Military.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019.
- ^ Gaffey, Conor (20 September 2016). "U.S. Building '$50 Million Drone Base' in Niger". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016.
- ^ Damon, Arwa; Swails, Brent; Laine, Brice (21 July 2017). "This city is a tinderbox, and the US is building a drone base next door". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017.
- ^ Raghavan, Sudarsan; Whitlock, Craig (24 November 2017). "A city in Niger worries a new U.S. drone base will make it a 'magnet' for terrorists". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017.
- ^ Whitlock, Craig (1 September 2014). "Pentagon set to open second drone base in Niger as it expands operations in Africa". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014.
- ^ Farge, Emma (30 September 2016). "U.S. building $100 million drone base in central Niger". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017.
- ^ Penney, Joe (18 February 2018). "Drones in the Sahara: A Massive U.S. Drone Base Could Destabilize Niger — and May Even Be Illegal Under Its Constitution". The Intercept. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018.