# Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO / GABS)

**Modibo Keita International Airport** (IATA: BKO, ICAO: GABS) is a large airport in Bamako, Koulikoro Region, Mali. It opened in 1974. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,498 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aéroports du Mali. In 2017 it handled 686 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabs

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BKO / GABS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aéroports du Mali
- Serves: Bamako, Koulikoro Region, Mali
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 380 m / 1,247 ft
- Coordinates: 12.5335, -7.9499
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,498 ft
- Passengers: 686,431 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Bamako
- Website: http://www.aeroport-bamako.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modibo_Keita_International_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721258
- Weather station: GABS · WMO 61291
- Ident: GABS

## Timeline

- 1974: Modibo Keita International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 057° / 237° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | 403,380 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 423,506 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 486,526 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 516,000 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 533,437 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 598,713 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 582,143 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 533,054 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 602,074 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 588,196 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 686,431 | Wikidata |

## Routes

18 destinations in 16 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [BYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dibk.md) Bouaké Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 619 km / 385 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [OUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dffd.md) Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport · Burkina Faso · 699 km / 434 mi · Asky Airlines, Air Burkina
- [CKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gucy.md) Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Guinea · 700 km / 435 mi · Asky Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [TOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gatb.md) Tombouktou Airport · Mali · 707 km / 439 mi · Sky Mali
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 921 km / 572 mi · Sky Mali, Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [GAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gago.md) Gao International Airport · Mali · 950 km / 590 mi · Sky Mali
- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 1,014 km / 630 mi · Asky Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Air Burkina, Air Senegal, Kenya Airways
- [NIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/drrn.md) Diori Hamani International Airport · Niger · 1,103 km / 685 mi · Sky Mali, Asky Airlines, Air Senegal
- [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 1,233 km / 766 mi · Asky Airlines
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 2,317 km / 1,440 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 2,909 km / 1,808 mi · Air Algérie
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 3,255 km / 2,023 mi · Tunisair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 4,136 km / 2,570 mi · Corsair International
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 4,780 km / 2,970 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 5,116 km / 3,179 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 5,186 km / 3,222 mi · Kenya Airways

### Cargo (2)

- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 1,402 km / 871 mi · DHL Aviation
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,324 km / 2,687 mi · Cargolux

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BKO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- [Sky Mali](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-mali) · 4
- I5 [Air Mali](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-mali)
- [Mali Air Transport](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mali-air-transport)
- Z8 [Mali Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mali-airways)
- MMT [SAM Intercontinental](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sam-intercontinental)

### Passenger (11)

- KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 5
- HF [Air Côte d'Ivoire](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cote-divoire) · 4
- 2J [Air Burkina](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-burkina) · 2
- HC [Air Senegal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-senegal) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 2
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- SS [Corsair International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corsair-international) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1

Former hub of [Air Mali](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-mali-mli).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 686K (2017) | #973 of 3,974 | #59 in Africa |  |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,498 ft | =876 of 29,858 | =136 in Africa | #1 in ML |
| Elevation | 380 m / 1,247 ft | =14,462 of 43,403 | =2,148 in Africa | #8 in ML |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =84 in Africa | #3 in ML |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in ML |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G | 667.300 |
| ACC | ACC | 119.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [GAFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gafd.md) Faladie Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [GAKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gakn.md) Kolokani Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [GADA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gada.md) Dioila Airport · 125 km / 77 mi
- [GABG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabg.md) Bougouni Airport · 131 km / 81 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Modibo Keita International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Modibo_Keita_International_Airport&oldid=1366992109), revision of 31 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabs/data