Dirkou Airport is a small, remote airstrip located in the Agadez Region of northeastern Niger, serving the isolated desert town of Dirkou near the Libyan border. The facility operates at a very basic level, primarily supporting military, government, and humanitarian flights rather than scheduled commercial aviation. The surrounding area is part of the Sahara Desert and is extremely sparsely populated, with Dirkou serving as a modest oasis settlement and a historical stop along trans-Saharan caravan and migration routes. The airport's ICAO code is DRZD and it has no assigned IATA code, reflecting its limited role in commercial air transport. Air access to Dirkou is critical given the town's extreme isolation, as overland travel across the desert is arduous and dangerous. The airport has been used periodically by Niger's military and international organizations operating in the region.