AirportsModibo Keita International Airport is a large airport serving Bamako, in Koulikoro Region, Mali. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BKO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BKO
- ICAO code
- GABS
- City
- Bamako
- State or region
- Koulikoro Region
- Country
- Mali
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.5335° N, 7.9499° W
- Elevation
- 380 m (1,247 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,498 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BKO means Modibo Keita International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GABS. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.5335° N, 7.9499° W. It stands 380 metres (1,247 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Bamako, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Modibo Keita International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,498 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Mali on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,200 m 10,498 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bobo Dioulasso AirportBobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | BOY | 422 km |
| Kayes Dag Dag AirportKayes | KYS | 431 km |
| Korhogo AirportKorhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | HGO | 437 km |
| Mopti AirportSévaré | MZI | 473 km |
| Bouaké AirportBouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | BYK | 619 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,869 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,606 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,752 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,382 km | 5 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,072 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,043 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,351 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,683 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,833 km | 20 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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