Lungi International Airport

Infobox Airport
name=Lungi International Airport
IATA = FNA
ICAO = GFLL
type = Public
city-served = Freetown
elevation-f = 84
elevation-m = 26
coordinates = coord|08|36|59.20|N|13|11|43.76|W|type:airport|display=inline
r1-number = 12/30
r1-length-f = 10,498
r1-length-m = 3,200
r1-surface = Asphalt

Freetown-Lungi International Airport airport codes|FNA|GFLL is an international airport located in the Coastal town of Lungi, Sierra Leone.It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to and from Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone River separates Lungi International Airport from Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. The airport is operated by Sierra Leone Airports Authority. It was originally a UK Royal Air Force station.

Transfers to Freetown

Passengers have the choice of hovercraft, ferry or a helicopter to cross the river to Freetown.

Airlines and destinations

International

*Afrinat International Airlines (Banjul, Accra, Dakar)
*Air Guinee (Conakry)
*Avient Aviation (Bamako)
*Bellview Airlines (Abidjan, Banjul, Dakar, Lagos)
*BMI (London-Heathrow)
*Brussels Airlines (Brussels, Dakar)
*Kenya Airways (Accra, Nairobi)
*Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca, Monrovia)
*Slok Air International (Accra, Banjul, Dakar, Monrovia)
*TACV (Banjul, Praia, Dakar)

Domestic

*Air Leone
*Eagle Air
*Paramount Airlines
*Sierra National Airlines

Incidents and accidents

main|2007 Paramount Airlines helicopter crashOn June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board. The helicopter, a Russian Mi-8, was operated by Paramount Airlines, which shuttles passengers between Sierra Leone's coastal capital Freetown and Lungi airport. [http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/070604/world/international_leone_helicopter_dc]

External links

*http://www.world66.com/africa/sierraleone/getting_there
*http://www.sierraleonetravel.com/eagle_air.htm
* [http://www.freetownairport.com/ Lungi International Airport] (official site)
*WAD|GFLL
* [http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/p2430fna.htm A-Z World Airports]
* [http://www.avient.aero/scheduledflights.htm Avient Aviation Scheduled Flights]