Editing Freetown (section)

=== Air transportation ===

[[Freetown International Airport]] is the international airport which serves Freetown and the rest of the country. It is located in the town of [[Lungi, Sierra Leone|Lungi]], about 17&nbsp;km north-east of Freetown across the sea. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to and from Sierra Leone. The airport is operated by Sierra Leone Airports Authority. There is a frequent commercial fast boat, [[buses|bus]], and [[ferry]] service to Freetown and other parts of the country. [[Hastings Airport (Sierra Leone)|Hastings Airport]] provides secondary service, but can only handle small aircraft because of its short runway. It is located about 14&nbsp;km south-east of downtown Freetown (nearly 22&nbsp;km by road).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/?ll=8.394156,-13.12892&spn=0.020166,0.017166&t=h&z=16|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

==== Transfers to Freetown ====
Passengers have the choice of [[hovercraft]], ferry, road (5 hours), [[speedboat]], water taxi, local banana boats and helicopter to cross the river to Freetown. Ferry is the cheapest option. Hovercraft and ferry operations have at times been suspended due to passenger overloads and safety issues. Several piers are unusable at low-tide. During these times, there is no dry path from land to the speedboats or water taxi. Operators offer from the beachhead to hoist passengers and their luggage above water-level while themselves wade into the sea to help patrons and their belongings board.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/neumeyer/6891131191/in/photolist-2ohc4gH-2oYF8HX-2piHRkj-2j7hhsF-riqUQu-buWR5z-buWRpi-2kpn9Wd-2pivBkg-buWRdK-2oWz5ct-2pbHeYn-buWRQP-buWRwp-2pepibU-buWRFR-2poXgkB-e8rsvC-buWQV8-buWEvi-buWCtt-2pKFqdv-buWCgk-buWEfZ-e8kN7T-buWF3K-buWC82-buWBWe-buWCR6-buWBLK-buWEH8-buWDUn-ttFomX-2j7cS7q-safcxq-rswmJ8 | title = Scene of speedboat pier at lowtide | access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>