Hastings Airport | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Freetown | ||||||||||
| Location |  Sierra Leone | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 60 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°23′40″N13°07′42″W / 8.39444°N 13.12833°W Coordinates: 8°23′40″N13°07′42″W / 8.39444°N 13.12833°W | ||||||||||
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  HGS Location of airport in Sierra Leone | |||||||||||
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Hastings Airport ( IATA : HGS, ICAO : GFHA) is an airport serving Freetown, [1] the capital city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa
The airport resides at an elevation of 60 feet (18 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface which is 960 metres (3,150 ft) in length. [1]
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HGS may refer to
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Hastings Airport may refer to:
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