BXE Airport (Bakel Airport) – Cargo, Address, Transit

About This Airport

Bakel Airport (BXE / ICAO GOTB) has a runway of roughly 1,750 metres but no confirmed scheduled airline service, which sets the tone for its logistics role. The state-operated field lies in far eastern Senegal on the Senegal River, close to the Mauritanian and Malian borders, in Bakel department of the Tambacounda region, and handles mainly occasional regional, charter and special flights. Commercial cargo handling, third-party handling agents and an air-cargo customs post are not confirmed here, so any shipment into the area realistically arrives by road. Tambacounda is about 210 km away and Dakar roughly 670 road kilometres via Tambacounda, on an axis that has been sealed for decades. Air freight for eastern Senegal is therefore consolidated and cleared at Blaise Diagne International (DSS) near Dakar, the country's import and export gateway with proper cargo and customs infrastructure. Bakel itself grew around a 19th-century French river fort guarding the trade route inland, a role now filled by the road toward Kidira and Mali.

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What is the IATA code of Bakel Airport?▼

The IATA code of Bakel Airport is BXE. This three-letter code is used for unique airport identification in international air transport.

Where is Bakel Airport located?▼

Bakel Airport is located in Bakel, SN.

What is the ICAO code of Bakel Airport?▼

The ICAO code of Bakel Airport is GOTB. This four-letter code is used internationally in aviation.

What is the elevation of Bakel Airport?▼

Bakel Airport is at an elevation of 30 meters (98 ft) above sea level.

Bakel AirportBXE · GOTB

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