Freetown-Lungi Airport

Freetown-Lungi Airport

Freetown - Lungi International Airport is the largest and most important airport in the west African coastal country Sierra Leone. Regular scheduled flights from Europe are at present only operated from Brussels and London.
  • URL: Freetown-Lungi (FNA)
  • Time zone: GMT 0
  • Service telephone: +232 75 939468
  • Address: Freetown - Lungi International Airport, 15 Rawdon Street (Administration), Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Operating company: Sierra Leone Airports Authority (SLAA)
  • Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking
  • Nearby cities: Freetown (15 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is about 15 km or 8 miles north of Lungi.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (10.08%), Tuesday (14.22%), Wednesday (17.92%), Thursday (11.65%), Friday (15.79%), Saturday (14.33%), Sunday (16.01%)
  • Alternative spelling: Фрітаун, Fritonn, Fritaunas, Фрийтаун, ფრიტაუნი, Φρίταουν, Фрытаун, פריטאון, Freetown-Lungi International, Фритаун, फ्रीटाउन, فريتاون, フリータウン, 프리타운, فری تاون

Most popular destinations from Freetown-Lungi (Flights per week )

  1. Accra (13, 20,63 %)
  2. Banjul Yundum (12, 19,05 %)
  3. Monrovia-Roberts International (6, 9,52 %)
  4. Brussels (5, 7,94 %)
  5. Nairobi Kenyatta (5, 7,94 %)
  6. Paris - Charles de Gaulle (4, 6,35 %)
  7. Conakry (4, 6,35 %)
  8. Ouagadougou (4, 6,35 %)
  9. Casablanca (3, 4,76 %)
  10. Lagos Murtala Muhammed (3, 4,76 %)
  11. other (6.35 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. ASKY Airlines (32, 27,12 %)
  2. Air France (20, 16,95 %)
  3. Kenya Airways (20, 16,95 %)
  4. Brussels Airlines (15, 12,71 %)
  5. Turkish Airlines (9, 7,63 %)
  6. Air Senegal (8, 6,78 %)
  7. Royal Air Maroc (7, 5,93 %)
  8. other (5.93 %)

Location
The airport is about 15 km or 8 miles north of Freetown, near the city of Lungi. However, since both cities are separated by an ocean, the airport is actually about 160 km or 100 miles by road from Freetown. By bus or taxi the journey will take several hours.

Transfer between Freetown and the airport is possible by air boat (ca.25 min), boat shuttle (ca.35 min) or car ferry (ca.50 min.) Helicopters are also available and take about 15 minutes.