Modibo Keita International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bamako, Koulikoro Region (Mali)

IATA: BKO ICAO: GABS

Longest Active Runway

10,498 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

1,247 ft

380 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

12.5335°, -7.9499°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #489 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#788 of 7558

Top 10.5% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Mali)

#1 of 1 in ML

#1 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BKO in numbers: 10,498 ft longest runway · tied #489 of 650 published · #788 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.5%) · #1 in Mali.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BKO lies at 380 m (1,247 ft), #170 of 650 published airports by elevation and 71.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BKO. Nearest published airport: Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), 228 NM, 10,826 ft (328 ft longer than BKO); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,498 ft (3,200 m)

BKO runway: 06/24 10,498 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	10,498 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →