Bamako-Sénou International Airport
| Bamako Senou International Airport Aéroport international de Bamako-Sénou |
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IATA: BKO – ICAO: GABS
 BKO
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Joint (Public/Military) | ||
| Operator | Aéroports du Mali (ADM) | ||
| Location | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,247 ft / 380 m | ||
| Coordinates | 12°32′16″N 007°56′35″W / 12.53778°N 7.94306°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 8,879* | 2,706* | Asphalt |
| *planned runway length extension to 10,444 ft. / 3,180 m complete by 9/3/2010 as part of Mali MCC. [1] | |||
Bamako Senou International Airport (IATA: BKO, ICAO: GABS) is Mali's main airport in Bamako, the capital of Mali in West Africa.
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[edit] Location
Senou Airport is located approximately 15 km south of downtown Bamako within the limits of the District of Bamako. It was opened to traffic in 1974.
[edit] Authority
Bamako Senou International Airport is managed by Aéroports du Mali (ADM).[1] Its operations are overseen by the Malian Ministry of Equipment and Transports.[2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afriqiyah Airways | Ouagadougou, Tripoli (service is suspended) |
| Aigle Azur | Paris-Orly |
| Air Algérie | Algiers |
| Air Burkina | Dakar, Ouagadougou |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Ivoire | Abidjan |
| Air Mali | Abidjan, Accra, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar, Kayes, Libreville, Lomé, Luanda, Mupti, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Paris-Orly, Pointe-Noire, Timbuktu |
| Air Méditerranée | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Arik Air | Lagos, Dakar |
| Benin Golf Air | Abidjan, Brazzaville, Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Dakar, N'djamena |
| Ethiopian Airlines operated by ASKY Airlines | Conakry, Dakar, Lomé, Monrovia |
| Interair South Africa | Brazzaville, Cotonou, Johannesburg |
| Kenya Airways | Dakar, Nairobi |
| Mauritania Airlines International | Nouakchott |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Sénégal Airlines | Dakar, Niamey, Ouagadougou |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon |
| Tunisair | Abidjan, Tunis |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 24 July 1971, Douglas C-47A 6V-AAP of Air Ivoire crashed into a hill shortly after take-off. The aircraft was operating a scheduled passenger flight. All six people on board were killed.[3]
[edit] Traffic and statistics
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. It is predicted to reach over 900,000 by 2015 under a low (4%) yearly growth rate scenario.[1]
To date this growth rate has been surpassed. 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]
The highest frequency route 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Composante aéroport Bamako-Sénou, Proposition MCA-Mali (2006)
- ^ a b Air traffic at Bamako airport increases by 14% in 2008. PANA press. 2009-01-14
- ^ "6V-AAP Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710724-0. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- Aéroports du Mali (official website)
- A-Z World Airports: Bamako - Senou Int´l Airport (BKO/GABS)
- Airport information for GABS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Aeronautical charts for BKO/GABS from ASECNA
- Current weather for GABS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for BKO at Aviation Safety Network
- Avient Aviation Scheduled Flights
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