Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Freetown Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
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FNA Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Freetown Lungi International Airport.
What to Expect
The terminal at Freetown Airport (code: FNA) previously functioned as a military airport but was updated in the last several years to serve commercial flights. Located on an estuary and surrounded by water, ferries are the most common way to reach the airport.
Restrooms can be dirty or non-functioning. There are a few basic shopping and dining options, including a landside restaurant and two airside options. WiFi is available in the Business Center and the airport lounge, which some passengers can pay to enter an airport lounge. See Airport Lounges in the guide below for location and access information.
Sleeping in Freetown Airport
With ferry service stopping by 1:00AM, travellers often camp out here until morning – but do arrive before the terminal closes for the night. Armrest-free benches are scattered throughout the airport and a blanket and pillow provided added comfort. For uninterrupted sleep, a nearby hotel offer shuttle service. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Lounges
Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships
Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter through a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and to also find out how you can gain lounge access with just an economy class ticket!
- Sky Lounge – Location: Airside, 1st Floor. Lounge Access: Lounge membership programs and Gold/Elite Alliance members.
Related Pages: Freetown Airport Lounges
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Freetown Airport:
- Lungi Airport Hotel – Located across from the airport. Airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near Freetown Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Airport WiFi/Internet
Internet is available at the Freetown Airport in the Business Center and in the Sky Lounge.
More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport
Business Center – Yes
Currency Exchange – In addition to the currency exchange kiosks in Arrivals, there are two full-service banks on airport grounds.
Duty Free & Shopping – Duty-free shopping is available in Departures.
Food & Drinks – One restaurant is available landside while airside offers at least 2 options. Hours: unknown.
Information Desk – Yes (Arrivals Hall)
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Prayer Room – There is a mosque on the airport grounds. Location: unknown.
Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport Hours
While it appears that this airport closes at night, as of this update, we were unable to confirm airport hours of operation. If you know the airport hours, click here to update this airport guide and we will update this airport guide.
Airlines
Freetown airport is served by the following airlines: Africa World Airlines • Air Côte d’Ivoire • Air Peace • Air France • Arik Air • ASKY Airlines • Brussels Airlines • Fly Mid Airlines • Kenya Airways • KLM • Mauritania Airlines • Royal Air Maroc • Turkish Airlines.
Transportation
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Ferry
The cheapest, but certainly not the fastest way to town is by ferry and bus. This mode of travel can take 3 hours or more.
Water Taxi
Sea Coach Express offers a water taxi service between the airport and town. You’ll see the water taxi station when you exit the airport and walk to the right. This option is faster than the ferry, taking about 30 minutes, but costs around $40 USD for a ticket.
Last updated: 2024-01-31
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.