AviatDataModibo Keïta International Airport BKO / GABS
Bamako · ML · Aéroports du Mali (ADM), Mali's state airport authority under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, operating a 9-airport domestic network
1.2Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAGABS / BKO
OperatorAéroports du Mali (ADM), Mali's state airport authority under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, operating a 9-airport domestic network
Coordinates12.5335°N, 7.9499°W
Elevation1,247 ft · 380 m
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0, no DST)
Passengers / yr1,180,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceGABS — AIP Mali (ASECNA)
Operating hoursH24 (24/7 civil operations)
TerminalsSingle terminal opened 2016 (about 15,000 sqm), replacing the 1975 (2,400 sqm) and 2002 (1,000 sqm) buildings; adjoins Base Aerienne 101, the Mali Air Force base
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 3,200 m / 10,499 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
2025 figure is an estimate: ADM's confirmed Jan-Oct 2025 actual was 981,553 passengers on 14,166 movements, annualized here to about 1.18M; ADM's board sessions in 2026 cited full-year 2025 passenger growth of 12-14 percent year-on-year versus 2024 but did not disclose the absolute annual total, so this remains an estimate pending an official full-year figure. Security status is elevated: JNIM fighters breached the adjoining Base Aerienne 101 military zone on 17 Sep 2024, destroying several military aircraft and damaging a WFP humanitarian aircraft, though civil operations resumed the next day; a coordinated JNIM and FLA Tuareg-rebel assault on 25 Apr 2026 again struck GABS/Bamako airport along with other government and military sites nationwide. France's DGAC NOTAM F1114/26 bars French carriers from serving GABS or filing it as an alternate, and EASA's conflict-zone bulletin for Mali airspace (FIR Niamey/Dakar, below FL260) was extended through 31 Oct 2026 per its 17 Apr 2026 revision; restrictions remained active as of the most recent confirmed reporting in Jun 2026.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
ASAM S.A. (Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali)
State-designated (51% state-owned PPP) ground-handling company for Mali's international airports (Bamako-Sénou/Modibo Keïta, Kayes, Mopti, Timbuktu, Gao); ISAGO-certified since 2016, renewed every two years per ASAM's own site. Assists over 20 scheduled airlines and more than 30,200 flights/year across all its stopovers, per ASAM's own published figures (confirmed verbatim on asam-mali.com), covering ramp, passenger, baggage and turnaround services.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
HRS (Bamako-Sénou fuel depot) — operator unconfirmed post-TotalEnergies exit
The Jet A-1/Avgas depot on the Modibo Keïta International (Bamako-Sénou) platform is named "HRS" — confirmed via an airport fire-drill record at the depot and via July 2024 press reporting of a Jet A-1 stock shortage there. The draft's attribution of this depot to "TotalEnergies Mali" is now stale: TotalEnergies formally exited the Mali market in January 2025, selling all its Malian operations (fuel distribution network included) to Coly Energy / Groupe Bénin Petro — reported by Business Insider Africa, Sikafinance ("TotalEnergies Mali, c'est désormais du passé") and others. The current into-plane operator/brand at the HRS depot was not independently reconfirmed post-transition. Note also recurring Jet A-1 supply disruptions at BKO (shortage reported Jul 2024; flight cancellations reported Jan 2026 per Le Figaro; Aéroports du Mali announced restrictions lifted Feb 2026 per Malijet) — worth re-verifying before publishing a named supplier.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
ASAM S.A. (Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali)
ASAM Technics, ASAM's EASA-approved MRO arm, was certified in December 2017 as an Approved Maintenance Organisation for line maintenance of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320-family aircraft at Bamako-Sénou — confirmed via Aviation Week Network, Africa Business Communities and Le Journal de l'Aviation; first check performed December 13, 2017 on an Aigle Azur A320. Widely reported as one of the first non-airline AMOs of its kind in West Africa.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Available
ASAM S.A. (Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali)
Cabin cleaning ("Nettoyage cabine") is explicitly listed under ASAM's "Service Piste" (ramp service) catalogue on the company's own site, alongside loading/unloading, baggage sorting, crew/pax transport and toilet servicing, for airlines at Bamako-Sénou.
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Ground support equipment
Available
ASAM S.A. (Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali)
ASAM operates and maintains its own motorized GSE fleet of 100+ units ("parc engins") at its stopovers, per the company's own site, covering mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic and bodywork upkeep in-house; ASAM states it was the second operator in Africa to deploy an electric tow-barless tractor, with 27% of its fleet now electric.
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Cargo handling
Available · 3 providers
ASAM S.A. (Assistance Aéroportuaire du Mali)
Freight/cargo handling at Bamako-Sénou; ASAM's own site states it was the first West African airport-assistance company validated RA3 by the European Commission (UAI:ML/RA3/00002-01, since 2015), and processes more than 21,300 tonnes of freight annually across its network of stopovers — figure confirmed verbatim on asam-mali.com.
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AGL Mali (Africa Global Logistics, formerly Bolloré Logistics/SDV)
One of the two main freight forwarders/customs brokers operating its own bonded warehouse at Bamako-Sénou's air-cargo freight terminal (built 2010, with refrigerated 0-5°C storage and a dangerous-goods section), per the Logistics Cluster's Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment for Mali. NOTE: draft named this entity "SDV (Bolloré Logistics Mali)" — Bolloré Africa Logistics rebranded to Africa Global Logistics (AGL) globally from March 2023 after its sale to MSC, including an "AGL Mali" brand launch reported by maliweb.net; corrected here to current name.
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Sogetrans
One of the two main freight forwarders/customs brokers operating its own bonded warehouse at the Bamako-Sénou airport freight terminal, alongside AGL Mali (ex-SDV/Bolloré), per the Logistics Cluster's Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment for Mali.
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Aviation security
Available
Aéroports du Mali (ADM)
Airport operator; per ADM's own "Police et sécurité" service page, airport security at Modibo Keïta Intl is coordinated by ADM together with the national Police (terminal-side document/passenger control) and Gendarmerie (airside/runway security); the airport is ICAO-compliance certified and equipped with baggage/cargo X-ray screening and access-control systems. ADM is confirmed as the real, current airport-management entity (also the source of a February 2026 announcement lifting Jet A-1 fuel restrictions at BKO).
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Aéroports du Mali (ADM)
ADM operates a free shuttle bus service running 3 times daily at Modibo Keïta International Airport, per ADM's own website.
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Europcar
On-site car-rental desk in the terminal at Modibo Keïta International Airport (Bamako-Sénou); described in industry sources as the car-rental company physically located on the airport premises, offering vehicles from compact to luxury SUV plus a chauffeur-drive option.
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Flight support
On request · 5 providers
Hadid International Services
Listed FBO/handling agent at Bamako/Modibo Keïta Intl (Senou) per industry directories (AC-U-KWIK, CAPA supplier profile); Dubai-headquartered global handler offering permits, trip support, ramp coordination and flight-ops desk services. Independent corroboration beyond directory listings not found.
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United Aviation Services
Listed FBO/ground-handling agent at Bamako-Sénou/Modibo Keïta International Airport per airport FBO listings; provides trip-support/flight-handling coordination for GA and charter traffic. Independent corroboration beyond directory listings not found.
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West Africa Tours
Listed FBO/handling agent at Bamako-Sénou airport per industry FBO directories, alongside United Aviation Services, Hadid International Services and Jetex; provides ground/flight-support coordination for visiting aircraft. Independent corroboration beyond directory listings not found.
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Jetex (Jetex Mali)
Jetex network location at Bamako/Modibo Keïta Intl (Senou) offering FBO/handler services, pilot services, aircraft services and fuel coordination — cross-confirmed via AC-U-KWIK's "JETEX MALI | Bamako/Modibo Keïta Intl (Senou)" listing and Jetex's own global network/destinations page in addition to trade directories (Business Air News).
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Aeroworld Flight Support
Listed as an FBO/flight-support provider at Bamako/Modibo Keïta Intl (Senou) in the AC-U-KWIK airport directory; operational detail beyond the directory listing not independently confirmed.
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Radisson Blu Bamako
First-class hotel in Bamako's ACI 2000 district, roughly 15 minutes from Modibo Keïta International Airport; historically used for airline crew layovers (an Air France crew was staying there at the time of the November 2015 attack, after which Air France restructured its routing to avoid Bamako overnights). No current standing aviation/crew accommodation contract could be independently confirmed — record kept as unconfirmed rather than discarded.
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