Airports / Sierra Leone / KBS
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kenema Airport (KEN).
Overview
Bo Airport (GFBO / KBS) is a mid-sized airport serving Bo, Sierra Leone. Field elevation is 328 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list KBS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kenema Airport (KEN, 35 nm), Yengema Airport (WYE, 58 nm), and Lungi International Airport (FNA, 94 nm).
Trip costs from KBS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KBS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
GFBO
IATA
KBS
FAA / Local
GFBO
Elevation
328 ft
Coordinates
7.9444° N · 11.7610° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 35nmKENKenema AirportKenema
- 58nmWYEYengema AirportYengema
- 94nmFNALungi International AirportFreetown (Lungi-Town)
- 116nmMLWSpriggs Payne AirportMonrovia
- 132nmROBRoberts International AirportMonrovia
- 147nmCKYAhmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry
Location
Open the full mapGFBO · Bo Airport · Bo, Sierra Leone