Airports / Sierra Leone / KEN
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bo Airport (KBS) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kenema Airport, listed as GFKE / KEN, is a mid-sized airport in Kenema, Sierra Leone. The field lies at an elevation of 485 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
KEN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Bo Airport (KBS, 35 nm), Yengema Airport (WYE, 44 nm), and Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW, 100 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KEN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KEN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
GFKE
IATA
KEN
FAA / Local
GFKE
Elevation
485 ft
Coordinates
7.8964° N · 11.1741° 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.
- 35nmKBSBo AirportBo
- 44nmWYEYengema AirportYengema
- 100nmMLWSpriggs Payne AirportMonrovia
- 111nmROBRoberts International AirportMonrovia
- 128nmFNALungi International AirportFreetown (Lungi-Town)
- 176nmCKYAhmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry
Location
Open the full mapGFKE · Kenema Airport · Kenema, Sierra Leone