Fria Airport
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Fria Airport is an airport
serving Fria
, a town and sub-prefecture
in the Kindia Region
in the Republic of Guinea.
of 499 feet (152 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 06/24 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1600 by 40 m (5,249.3 by 131.2 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Fria
Fria
Fria is a town and Sub-prefecture in Lower Guinea, lying north of Conakry near the Amaria dam on the Konkouré River. Population 110,586 . - Overview :...
, a town and sub-prefecture
Sub-prefectures of Guinea
The Communes of Guinea or sub prefectures known in French as sous-prefectures are the third-level administrative divisions in Guinea...
in the Kindia Region
Kindia Region
The Kindia Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the country of Sierra Leone and the Guinean regions of Conakry, Labé, Mamou, and Boké.Prefectures of Kindia Region include:*Coyah Prefecture*Dubréka Prefecture*Forécariah Prefecture...
in the Republic of Guinea.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 499 feet (152 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 06/24 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1600 by 40 m (5,249.3 by 131.2 ).