Sherbro International Airport is a newly constructed international airport

International airport

An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...

 located in the coastal town of Sherbro Island

Sherbro Island

Sherbro Island, is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, located in Bonthe District off the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The Sherbro make up by far the largest ethnic group in the island....

, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

. It is one of the two major airports for domestic and international flights to and from Sierra Leone. The airport is operated by the Sierra Leonean Airports Authority.

There are currently plans to construct a new airport runway on Sherbro Island. The new runway will be part of a new development programme for the island and will enable the airport to accommodate commercial aircraft

Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

from destinations around the world.

External links

• Sherbro International Airport BTE