Airports / Sierra Leone / WYE
Yengema Airport
GFYE / WYEYengema, Sierra LeoneELEV 1,300 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kenema Airport (KEN).
Overview
Yengema Airport (GFYE / WYE) sits in Yengema, Sierra Leone, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,300 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list WYE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kenema Airport (KEN, 44 nm), Bo Airport (KBS, 58 nm), and Lungi International Airport (FNA, 128 nm).
Trip costs from WYE 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 WYE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
GFYE
IATA
WYE
FAA / Local
GFYE
Elevation
1,300 ft
Coordinates
8.6105° N · 11.0454° 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.
- 44nmKENKenema AirportKenema
- 58nmKBSBo AirportBo
- 128nmFNALungi International AirportFreetown (Lungi-Town)
- 140nmMLWSpriggs Payne AirportMonrovia
- 148nmROBRoberts International AirportMonrovia
- 163nmCKYAhmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry
Location
Open the full mapGFYE · Yengema Airport · Yengema, Sierra Leone