Modibo Keita International Airport (Bamako)

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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). Its operations are overseen by the Malian Ministry of Equipment and Transport.
It was open to traffic in 1974. Passenger traffic is steadily increasing: 403,380 (1999), 423,506 (2003), 486,526 (2004), 516,000 (2005) and is predicted to reach over 900,000 by 2015 under a low (4%) yearly growth rate scenario (source: www.mcamali.org). The highest frequency is on the Bamako-Dakar sector with 29 weekly non-stop connections. Domestic flights also serve Mali's regional capitals Kayes, Mopti, Timbuktu, Sikasso, Gao, and Kidal.

Airfield Data

Runway 1: Heading 06/24, 2,750m (9,022ft), Aircraft size max: B747

Airlines Serving Airport: Air Algerie, Air Burkina, Air France, Air Gabon, Air Guinee, Air Ivoire, Air Mali, Air Mauritanie, Cameroon Airlines, Corsair, Ethiopian Airlines, Ghana Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Trans African Airlines, Tunisair, Valaninter Cargo Charter, WTA cargo

Passenger Facilities: Annual Capacity 423,506, 13 check-in desks