Airports / Senegal / BXE
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
66 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kayes Dag Dag Airport (KYS).
Overview
Located in Bakel, Senegal, Bakel Airport (GOTB / BXE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 98 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BXE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kayes Dag Dag Airport (KYS, 66 nm), Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX, 67 nm), and Tambacounda Airport (TUD, 96 nm).
Charter pricing from BXE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Bakel.
Field capability
ICAO
GOTB
IATA
BXE
FAA / Local
GOTB
Elevation
98 ft
Coordinates
14.8473° N · 12.4683° 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
Elevation vs Senegal fields
state range 9–584 ft
At 98 ft, BXE sits higher than 60% of the 10 Senegal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 66nmKYSKayes Dag Dag AirportKayes
- 67nmMAXOuro Sogui AirportOuro Sogui
- 96nmTUDTambacounda AirportTambacounda
- 137nmKGGKédougou AirportKédougou
- 212nmKLCKaolack AirportKaolack
- 242nmXLSSaint Louis AirportSaint Louis
Location
Open the full mapGOTB · Bakel Airport · Bakel, Senegal