Lungi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Freetown (Lungi-Town), Northern Province (Sierra Leone)

IATA: FNA ICAO: GFLL

Longest Active Runway

10,498 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

84 ft

26 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

8.6164°, -13.1955°

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

#793 of 7558

Top 10.5% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Sierra Leone)

#1 of 1 in SL

#1 of 4 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 FNA in numbers: 10,498 ft longest runway · tied #489 of 650 published · #793 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.5%) · #1 in Sierra Leone.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

FNA lies at 26 m (84 ft), #458 of 650 published airports by elevation and 25.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY), 62.7 NM, 10,826 ft. CKY has the radius's longest runway, 328 ft more than FNA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

FNA runway: 12/30 10,498 × 150 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
12/30	10,498 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (Conakry)	`CKY`	62.7 NM (116.1 km)	10,826 ft	✅ Lighted

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