Kenema Airport

IATA KENICAO GFKEMedium airport

Kenema Airport is a medium airport near Kenema in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone. It is listed as IATA KEN and ICAO GFKE. The airport is located at 7.8964° / -11.1741° at an elevation of 148 m (485 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,149 m. The nearest airport is Tongo Airport, 38 km (23 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Kenema Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Kenema Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`KEN`
ICAO code	`GFKE`
Identifier	`GFKE`
Type	Medium airport
City	Kenema
Region	Eastern Province
Country	Sierra Leone
Coordinates	7.89636, -11.17413
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	7° 53′ 46.91″ N 11° 10′ 26.85″ W
Elevation	148 m (485 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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