Chabelley Airport
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IATA: CBA – ICAO: HDCH
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Location | Chabelley, Djibouti | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | ft / 106 m | ||||||||||
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Chabelley Airport (IATA: CBA, ICAO: HDCH), also known as the Chabelley Airfield, is an isolated airstrip in Chabelley, located some 6 miles to the southwest of Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti.[1]
Military
In September 2013, it began serving as a temporary base for U.S. military unmanned aircraft.[2][3] The move came after the Djiboutian government expressed concern over a number of recent drone mishaps and accidents at the American Camp Lemonnier Naval Expeditionary Base, which serves as a hub for counterterrorism operations in Yemen and Somalia. The Djiboutian authorities consequently asked U.S. officials to relocate the drones to the rarely used Chabelley Airfield.[2] Hitherto, the Chabelley airstrip had been exclusively reserved in case of need for French military devices.[3]
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