Modibo Keita International Airport (IATA: BKO, ICAO: GABS) (formerly Bamako–Sénou International Airport) is Mali's main airport located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of downtown Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa. It is the country's only international airport. It is managed by Aéroports du Mali (ADM).[1] Its operations are overseen by the Malian Ministry of Equipment and Transport.[2]
Modibo Keita International Airport
Aéroport international Modibo Keita
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| Airport type | Joint (Public/Military) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aéroports du Mali (ADM) | ||||||||||
| Location | Bamako, Mali | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1974 (1974) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,247 ft / 380 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°32′16″N 07°56′35″W / 12.53778°N 7.94306°W / 12.53778; -7.94306 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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*planned runway length extension to 10,444 ft. / 3,180 m complete by 9 Mar 2010 as part of Mali MCC.[1] | |||||||||||
Bamako-Sénou Airport was opened to traffic in 1974. The airport was upgraded between 2007 and 2012 in a US$181 million project funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a United States foreign aid agency.[3][4]
Bamako–Sénou International Airport is adjacent to Air Base 101, which is used by the Mali Air Force.[5]
Passenger traffic steadily increased in the early 2000s. Government figures show 403,380 passengers in 1999, 423,506 in 2003, 486,526 in 2004, and 516,000 in 2005. In 2006 it was predicted to reach over 900,000 by 2015 under a low (4%) yearly growth rate scenario.[1]
Total air traffic at BKO increased by 12.4% in 2007 and 14% in 2008. Most of this increase came in passenger transport, with the number of passengers served increasing by 20% in 2007 and 17% in 2008. Twenty-seven airline carriers operated weekly or better at BKO in the 2007–2008 period. This continued growth was offset by cargo flights' decline of 16.75% in 2007, and 3.93% in 2008.[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| DHL Aviation | Lagos |
| Cargolux | Luxembourg[10] |
Photographs released by the presidency showed at least nine Malian Air Force personnel in anti- g flight suits standing in front of the four aircraft at Air Base 101, which is next to Bamako's international airport.
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