# Conakry International Airport (CKY)

> Conakry, GN · IATA: CKY · ICAO: GUCY · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CKY` |
| ICAO | `GUCY` |
| City | Conakry |
| Country | GN |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 22 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 9.57689, -13.61200 |

## Description

Air France, Brussels Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, ASKY and Air Senegal all serve Conakry (CKY, ICAO: GUCY), officially Ahmed Sékou Touré International and locally known as Gbessia – Guinea's principal airport, about 13 km northeast of the city centre. Cargo moves both as belly freight on these scheduled services and on dedicated freighters, with Ethiopian and Turkish bringing widebody capacity. The ongoing rebuilding programme pairs a 32,000 m² passenger terminal, a new control tower and an on-site power plant with a 3,600 m² cargo terminal, lifting capacity towards three million passengers a year; customs clearance and bonded storage are handled on site. Guinea is the world's largest bauxite exporter, but that bulk commodity leaves by sea through the ports of Conakry and Kamsar, so air freight carries higher-value goods, mining spares and perishables instead. The country has no general-purpose rail network – its railways essentially serve bauxite haulage to the coast – so surface distribution relies on the road. For forwarders, CKY is a gateway into a fast-growing mining economy rather than a transit cargo centre, with Freetown-Lungi (FNA) and Dakar Blaise Diagne (DSS) as regional alternatives.

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