# Airfield Section, Kenema Town, Kenema District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/airfield/ Section · Kenema Town # Airfield Airfield is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kenema Town, Kenema District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.82 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 0.8km² - 176 mtypical elevation ## Where is Airfield? Airfield lies in [Kenema Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/), [Kenema District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 7 other sections: [Gbo Kakajama A-Bur](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-kakajama-a-bur/), [Gbo Kakajama A-Lum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-kakajama-a-lum/), [Gbo Kakajama B](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/nongowa/gbo-kakajama-b/), [Gbo Lambayama A-Go](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-lambayama-a-go/), [Gbo Lambayama A-Ko](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-lambayama-a-ko/), [Gbo Lambayama A-Le](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-lambayama-a-le/) and [Gbo Lambayama B](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/nongowa/gbo-lambayama-b/). By area it is the 1264th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.6% of [Kenema Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/). The centre of Airfield is about 236 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. It is about 3.1 km from Kenema, the main town of Kenema Town. The centre point is at 7.8989° N, 11.1733° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Know before you go: Airfield - Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Freetown - CurrencyLeone (SLE) - Country calling code+232 - LanguagesEnglish, Mende, Timne - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia185 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia206 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:29). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Airfield Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Airfield. - Gombo - Ida Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Airfield Named natural and historic features inside Airfield, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Kenema Airport Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Airfield and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kenema District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,933 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (457 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February and May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 1 Feb 28 7 Mar 29 16 Apr 29 45 May 27 116 Jun 26 298 Jul 24 401 Aug 24 457 Sep 25 355 Oct 25 177 Nov 26 52 Dec 25 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Airfield Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Health Management Team (DHMT) · Gbo Kakajama A-Nja 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87514&mlon=-11.18475#map=17/7.87514/-11.18475) Bank Ecobank · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88601&mlon=-11.18838#map=17/7.88601/-11.18838) Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88141&mlon=-11.19035#map=17/7.88141/-11.19035) Hotel Dorwaila Hotel & Restaurant · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88988&mlon=-11.19384#map=17/7.88988/-11.19384) Mall Karima Mall · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Airtel school · Gbo Lambayama A-Ko 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.89394&mlon=-11.18267#map=17/7.89394/-11.18267) College CDS · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87673&mlon=-11.18347#map=17/7.87673/-11.18347) Police station Centre Police Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87489&mlon=-11.19209#map=17/7.87489/-11.19209) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other sections in Kenema Town - Gbo Kakajama A-Bur - Gbo Kakajama A-Kis - Gbo Kakajama A-Kpa - Gbo Kakajama A-Lam - Gbo Kakajama A-Lum - Gbo Kakajama A-Nja - Gbo Kakajama A-Shi - Gbo Kakajama A-Tec - Gbo Lambayama A-Fo - Gbo Lambayama A-Go - Gbo Lambayama A-Ko - Gbo Lambayama A-Le - Gbo Lambayama A-Nd - Gbo Lambayama A-Ny - Gbo Lambayama A-RT - Gbo Lambayama A-Re ## Quick answers - Where is Airfield?In Kenema Town, Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Airfield?Gbo Kakajama A-Bur, Gbo Kakajama A-Lum, Gbo Kakajama B, Gbo Lambayama A-Go, Gbo Lambayama A-Ko, Gbo Lambayama A-Le and Gbo Lambayama B - What time zone is Airfield in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Airfield?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Airfield?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Airfield?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Airfield?November to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Airfield?District Health Management Team (DHMT), about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Airfield?Ecobank, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Airfield?Total Filling Station, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Airfield?SL01029101 (OCHA common operational dataset)