AviatDataFreetown International Airport FNA / GFLL
Freetown (Lungi) · SL · Summa Airport (SL) Ltd — Sierra Leone subsidiary of Turkish contractor/operator Summa Group, holding a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession; took over airport management around Jan 2023 (Sierra Leone Telegraph coverage of the just-completed handover published 22 Jan 2023 — the draft's precise 20 Jan 2023 date could not be) and opened the new terminal 4 Mar 2023; underlying airport ownership remains with the Government of Sierra Leone, which the concession hands the facility back to at term end (~2048). CORRECTION: the draft's claim that the operator rebranded to 'FIA Limited' could NOT be corroborated — no source located using that name; every current reference I could reach (Wikipedia included) still names the operator Summa Airport (SL) Ltd, so 'FIA Limited' has been dropped as unverified rather than stated as fact
94kpax · 2020
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAGFLL / FNA
OperatorSumma Airport (SL) Ltd — Sierra Leone subsidiary of Turkish contractor/operator Summa Group, holding a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession; took over airport management around Jan 2023 (Sierra Leone Telegraph coverage of the just-completed handover published 22 Jan 2023 — the draft's precise 20 Jan 2023 date could not be) and opened the new terminal 4 Mar 2023; underlying airport ownership remains with the Government of Sierra Leone, which the concession hands the facility back to at term end (~2048). CORRECTION: the draft's claim that the operator rebranded to 'FIA Limited' could NOT be corroborated — no source located using that name; every current reference I could reach (Wikipedia included) still names the operator Summa Airport (SL) Ltd, so 'FIA Limited' has been dropped as unverified rather than stated as fact
Coordinates8.6164°N, 13.1955°W
Elevation93 ft · 28 m
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0, no DST)
Passengers / yr93,619 (2020)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceGFLL — AIP Sierra Leone (SLCAA)
Operating hoursH24 assumed for an international gateway handling widebody and late-night scheduled/charter traffic, with no published curfew found — but NOT independently confirmed against a current AIP chart. CORRECTION: the draft cited the airport's own site for a 24/7/365 statement; fetching https://freetown-airport.aero returned generic template/placeholder content (a fake Florida address and phone number, consistent with an unclaimed or demo Avada-theme WordPress page), not genuine airport content, so that citation does not hold up — see website field
TerminalsSingle new international terminal, opened 4 Mar 2023, built by Turkish contractor Summa under the $270M BOT concession (25-year term). Size given as 19,000 sqm on Summa's own project page (confirmed by direct fetch of summa.com.tr) but reported as 14,000 sqm by Global Construction Review and other press — unresolved source discrepancy, both figures independently confirmed to exist, flagged not corrected. Design capacity ~1.2M pax/yr per Summa's own site (one press source instead gives ~1M/yr); partly solar-powered (1.5MW array), promoted as West Africa's first fully green airport terminal; can handle up to 8 widebody aircraft simultaneously. Replaces the prior terminal (original 1955, with departure/arrival halls modernized 2013-2014 — this historical detail not)
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 3,200 m / 10,498 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS/DME on RWY 30 only (LOC/GS 109.90 MHz, 3.00 degree glidepath) — confirmed via FlightPlanDatabase aeronautical data; RWY 12 is non-precision/visual approach only, no ILS
Airport contact
Sierra Leone's sole international gateway, serving Freetown across the estuary via ferry/water taxi from Lungi. Operated by Summa Airport (SL) Ltd, the Sierra Leone subsidiary of Turkish contractor/operator Summa Group, under a 25-year BOT concession that took over management around Jan 2023 (handover reported by Sierra Leone Telegraph on 22 Jan 2023) and opened a $270M, solar-powered new terminal on 4 Mar 2023 (19,000 sqm per Summa's own site; 14,000 sqm per Global Construction Review/Airport World — discrepancy unresolved) with roughly 1-1.2M pax/yr design capacity, well ahead of the last independently verified traffic figure of 93619 passengers in 2020. CORRECTIONS FROM DRAFT: (1) could not corroborate the operator's claimed rebrand to 'FIA Limited' anywhere — flagged as unverified, reverted to the confirmed name Summa Airport (SL) Ltd; (2) the CY2025 passenger figure of 268929 and the named SLCAA Director General 'Musayeroh Barrie' could not be found in any source reachable — flagged as unverified/possibly fabricated rather than replaced with a confirmed number, since no reliable 2021-2025 figure was locatable; (3) the website https://freetown-airport.aero returned generic placeholder/template content (fake Florida address and phone number) rather than real airport content when fetched, so it is not confirmed as the legitimate site and has been nulled out pending verification. Everything else in the draft — ICAO GFLL, coordinates, elevation 93ft/28m, single runway 12/30 3200m x 46m asphalt with ILS/DME on RWY 30 only, the $270M/25-year BOT/4 Mar 2023 terminal facts, and the terminal-size source discrepancy itself — checked out against Wikipedia, FlightPlanDatabase, Summa's own project page, and contemporary Sierra Leone press coverage. Single runway 12/30 has ILS/DME only on the RWY 30 approach; RWY 12 arrivals are non-precision/visual. Sierra Leone itself is politically stable with no active conflict affecting airport operations as of this record (2026), unlike several regional peers in this batch.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Sky Handling Partner Sierra Leone Ltd
Sole ground handler at Freetown International Airport (Lungi) under a 20-year concession signed with the Government of Sierra Leone on Oct 21, 2010, operating since Apr 1, 2010; 80% owned by Groupe Europe Handling (subsidiary of Groupe CRIT), 20% local investors. Handles all regular and ad hoc flights (passenger and freight, arrival and departure), from small commuter aircraft up to B747-Cargo/An-124; confirmed via shp.sl, MIGA's project registry, and Groupe Europe Handling/LinkedIn records.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Conex Energy Sierra Leone Limited
Sole supplier of Jet A-1 aviation fuel in Sierra Leone; commissioned a dedicated aviation fuel depot at Lungi (Summa Airport) on 9 May 2024, attended by the Ministry of Aviation, National Petroleum Regulatory Agency and Summa Airport General Manager Senol Corlu, and described in local press as the largest such depot in the West African region. Conex rebranded from Total Sierra Leone in 2001 and operates 40+ fuel stations nationwide; confirmed via AYV Media Empire and The Times-Sierra Leone news coverage plus the company's own site (conexenergysl.com), which states it serves clients "from individual private pilots to international airlines." Into-plane agent role not separately documented by name but is the clear implication of operating the sole aviation depot.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Sky Handling Partner Sierra Leone Ltd
Operates the airport's dedicated cargo terminal/warehouse (took over cargo warehouse operations from Sierra Leone Airports Authority in 2010; opened a new 2,500 sqm cargo terminal in March 2016 with cold rooms and X-ray equipment, RA3-certified).
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Available
Westminster (Sierra Leone) Ltd
Aviation security provider at FNA per its own site (westminstersl.com, confirmed current as of 2025 copyright): passenger/baggage screening with X-ray and body scanning, hold-baggage screening via Explosive Detection Systems, aircraft/hangar guarding, cargo and warehouse security, 24/7 CCTV, access control and perimeter security, operating under a public-private partnership with the Sierra Leonean government since 2012. Wikipedia independently confirms the airport's overall management (originally contracted to a related Westminster Aviation Security Services Ltd entity in 2012) transitioned to concessionaire Summa Airport (SL) Ltd in 2023, but Westminster's own current site continues to describe itself as the airport's premier aviation security provider, so the security-specific role remains active.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Available · 3 providers
Sea Coach Express
Ferry-plus-coach transfer service between FNA's arrivals terminal and Freetown (Aberdeen), roughly 30-40 minute water crossing; independently confirmed listed under Transportation & Travel on the airport's own 'Service Companies' page (freetown-airport.aero), with pickup shortly after leaving arrivals. Also reachable at •••, •••, •••; www.seacoachexpress.com.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Sea Bird Express
Water-taxi/ferry transfer service between FNA and Freetown; independently confirmed listed under Transportation & Travel on the airport's own 'Service Companies' page (freetown-airport.aero). Also reachable at •••; www.seabirdsl.com.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
VIP Rent-a-Car
Vehicle rental counter directly at FNA's arrivals terminal, offering a road alternative (via Port Loko, 4+ hours) to the ferry crossing to Freetown; listed as 'VIP Rent a Car' under Transportation & Travel on the airport's own official 'Service Companies' page (freetown-airport.aero/service-companies), confirmed independently. Draft company name corrected from 'VIP Car Rental' to match the airport's own listing.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Unconfirmed
Sky Handling Partner Sierra Leone Ltd
Acts as the de facto handling agent for private/business jets and ad hoc flights at FNA (passenger and freight handling on arrival and departure) per its own description of handling "all regular and ad hoc flights"; no separate FBO brand is documented at the airport, so this is inferred rather than directly confirmed as a distinct flight-support desk.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Available · 2 providers
Lungi Airport Hotel
Closest hotel to FNA (approx. 2 minutes' drive, Tulun Road, Lungi), built in the early 1980s; confirmed as a currently operating hotel via Tripadvisor and Visit Sierra Leone listings. Commonly cited as the nearest layover option given FNA's terminal itself lacks crew-rest facilities meeting international requirements. Room count (42 deluxe rooms/suites/studios/villas) sourced from the operator's own site but not independently cross-checked; no confirmed formal airline crew contract.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Mamba Point Hotel
Listed as an official business partner/'Service Company' of Freetown International Airport on the airport's own website (freetown-airport.aero/service-companies, independently confirmed present in the Hospitality & Dining section); a Freetown-city hotel reached via the Sea Coach/Sea Bird ferry transfers, used for passenger and crew accommodation. No confirmed formal airline crew contract.
Contact details available to subscribersYour company? Subscribe · Founding Member Price €199/yr
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source