Sherbro International Airport

Sherbro International Airport was an located outside the town of on , . The airport is reported closed since around 2002, possibly in connection with the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Sierra Leone
  • Also known as: “Bonthe Airport”, “BTE”, and “GFBN”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonthe.

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is a coastal town located on in in the of . The town lies on the eastern shore of Sherbro Island, on the Sherbro River estuary.

Sherbro International Airport

Latitude
7.53205° or 7° 31′ 55″ north
Longitude
-12.51857° or 12° 31′ 7″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Operator
Sierra Leone Airports Authority
IATA airport code
BTE
ICAO airport code
GFBN
Open location code
6CV9GFJJ+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 444704698
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7668277
Wiki­data ID
Q2233057
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sherbro International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sherbro International Airport”
  • Chinese: “歇尔布罗国际机场”
  • Chinese: “歇爾布羅國際機場”
  • French: “aéroport de Sherbro”
  • French: “Aéroport de Sherbro”
  • German: “Flugplatz Sherbro”
  • German: “Sherbro International Airport”
  • Indonesian: “BTE”
  • Indonesian: “GFBN”
  • Japanese: “シェルブロ国際空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Bonthe”
  • Persian: “BTE”
  • Persian: “GFBN”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین المللی شربرو”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی شربرو”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Sherbro”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Sherbro”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Sherbro”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Sherbro”
  • Spanish: “BTE”
  • Spanish: “GFBN”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Баин‌алмиллалии Шербро”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Sherbro”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Sherbro”

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