Mano Dayak International Airport — Agadez, Niger

Mano Dayak International Airport, serving the city of Agadez in central Niger, has a single runway at 1,657 feet above sea level; the grand title oversells its actual traffic levels, which place the field in the medium category. Agadez sits on the edge of the Sahara, historically a gateway city between West Africa and routes crossing the desert to the north. Niamey and the rest of Niger become far more reachable from this remote Saharan region through the airport than the long desert routes that once defined travel through Agadez.