Modibo Keita International Airport (formerly Bamako–Sénou International Airport) is Mali's main airport located approximately south of downtown

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...

, the capital of

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

in West Africa. It is the country's only international airport. It is managed by

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(ADM). Its operations are overseen by the Malian Ministry of Equipment and Transport.

History

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

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, a

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agency.

Military base

Bamako–Sénou International Airport is adjacent to Air Base 101, which is used by the Mali Air Force.

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. In 2006 it was predicted to reach over 900,000 by 2015 under a low (4%) yearly growth rate scenario. 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.Air traffic at Bamako airport increases by 14% in 2008
. PANA press. 14 January 2009

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Accidents and incidents

*On 24 July 1971,

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A 6V-AAP of

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crashed into a hill shortly after take-off. The aircraft was operating a scheduled passenger flight. All six people on board were killed.

References

External links

* * A–Z World Airports
Bamako – Senou Int'l Airport (BKO/GABS)

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