There is a static IL that, based on the rust, you can tell has been sitting there for a while. There is a large amount of buildings near the threshold of both ends of the runway, a huge concrete pad just to the south of the terminal, and finally the terminal area. Being officially labeled as an international airport, I was surprised to see how primitive it looked even when compared to a smaller field such as Idaho Falls.
The terminal area is extremely small for an international airport and there are no gates present, which will force those flying airliners to park on one of the ramps generally meant for general aviation aircraft. The textures throughout the ramp, terminal, and taxiways are detailed and of high resolution, with little imperfections such as holes, cracks, and oil stains being depicted.
One thing I did notice is the edge of the taxiways do seem to get a bit jagged when the taxiway curves, as well as the markings themselves.
The taxiway signs are very crisp, though I did notice them disappearing and reappearing when I would move my viewpoint around slowly panning. They do blend pretty well, but it is clear where the photoimage around Banjul stops and the global textures begin.
There was a clear effort made, however, and the end result does indeed look good in some areas around the field. One thing that often lowers my enjoyment of some scenery for me is the building modelling, but I must say Grand Island Sim did a great job in this department, with the main terminal looking sharp and crisp, and even little tables outside the terminal with umbrellas being included.
Speaking of modelling, there is various ground equipment strewn around the perimeter of the apron such as cargo loaders, airstairs, baggage carts, and a few busses as well. The night lighting is beautiful, with dynamic lights present on the apron, and it is really well done in my opinion.
It was extreme and a bit nauseating in some cases and was bad enough where I found myself dreading the idea of flying into Banjul at night, which is a real shame as the primary airline I fly for virtually is a cargo airline and thus mainly flies at night.
The only really drawback here is the shimmering, but that may come down to resolution and settings used person to person. Banjul is located, quite simply, in the middle of nowhere on the west coast of Africa. Being located in Africa is important, because there is no high quality payware scenery for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of miles, including openLC from Orbx though this should be coming in the first half this year.
He then told us that a Hercules would take us to Banjul where we would pick up an aircraft to fly to Libreville. So I wondered what the aircraft would be. Clive then said that we were to take a diplomatic package with us to Gabon.
It would seem that local operatives had evidence of trafficking activities that were thought to be masterminded by Temperance; this was to be handed to the British Consulate in Libreville. MI6 agents there were to compare the data gleaned in the Gambia with Gabon intelligence in an effort to prove a human traffking route that was thought to be part of a wider operation under the control of the Geography Teachers evil empire.
The following morning we presented ourselves at the airport and were bustled into the rear of a Hercules. We were soon in the air and on our way to The Gambia. I spent my flight time reading up the intelligence briefs on The Gambia and Gabon. He is called Ali Bongo Ondimba. What a scandal that was. Our taxi to Banjul. Having finished reading up on the Gambia and Gabon, I closed my eyes and slept through the rest of the journey, only being woken by the bump of undercarriage on tarmac that heralded out arrival.
After the palaver of customs and immigration was done, we went to the police at the airport to get the baton.
After paying a minders fee in US Dollars Cash which seems a bit expensive, we were soon in a taxi with our blue cylinder and driving to the consulate to pick up the diplomatic bag with the trafficking information in it.
All we needed now was an aircraft to fly the leg in the baton. Banjul airport. Jasmine and I were putting out feet up in the crew lounge when a very animated bloke dressed in the airport staff uniform came up to us saying that there was a phone call for us.
However there was a catch. However this time the catch was that we would have to pay for the fuel ourselves. The aircraft was then to be dismantled in Libreville at the end of our leg for onward shipment in an Atlas. Flight Plan. When I asked about the cost and the fact we were carrying a diplomatic bag, this was dismissed as it could have just as easily gone on scheduled flights.
MI6 was not helping either. So Mutley had to cough up. I think I might have maxed out the card. Sorry Joe. I wandered out to the aircraft and asked the ground crew when the aircraft would be ready and I was told that an hour should do it. The ground crew was flying on commercial flights to Libreville after we had taken off, It seemed that the Atlas had buggered off a few hours ago and would meet up with the us in Gabon. The ground crew were noticeably pissed off at these arrangements as it involved a 12 hour journey via Monrovia and Lagos.
Texan on the stand. I was out in the heat working on the flight preparations and Jasmine was swanning around in air conditioned luxury. Clearly FOOL is apt for me at the moment. My sentiments were aligning with the ground crew. The diplomatic bag. Clive had given Jasmin the diplomatic bag, and once this was stowed along with the baton, we were soon starting up the Texan and preparing to taxi.
I had notice a slight temperature issue with the engine but it had sorted its self out after a quick run-up. With the permission from the tower we set off for the active runway. Lined up and waiting. Despite there being no other traffic we were told to line up and wait at the end of the runway.
Clearly someone was loving the little power that they had. While waiting I checked out the weather. It was blue sky here but we were on the coast and subject to a nice fresh breeze. Inland would be different, the hot and humid jungle we were to cross would be bound to change things.
As we climbed out of Banjul and turned onto our course it soon became apparent that the atmosphere was changing. The further we flew over the jungle the more humid the air became and visibility grew worse and worse.
Climb out of Banjul. Soon we were enveloped in mist and so climbed up above it. We popped out into clear air at 11, feet and settled into our cruise at 11, feet. A hazy day for flying. We pushed on skimming over this ethereal cloud that occasionally thinned to gently remind us that we were still over jungle and that putting down anywhere but an airport would not go well. The ground — Just visible through the murk.
On finals at Monrovia. Where is the airport? Our approach was from the sea, was a bit interesting. As we dropped down through 1, feet the mist thinned and what was at first a blind decent became clear, but not until the end of the runway was very close. Runway in sight but so close. We quickly taxied to the fuel box and started refuelling as quickly as we could. A small bribe was made so that we could hot refuel and get on our way as soon as we could. The day was no longer young and we had two flights to make before we could rest.
Hot Refuelling. For information on Gambia Banul International Airport additional details, please see the following document:. Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately. Evaluate Confluence today.
Logistics Capacity Assessment. Start here User Guides. Page tree. Browse pages. Remove Read Confirmation. A t tachments 2 Page History People who can view. Copy Page Tree. Jira links Workflow Read Confirmation. Brussels airlines run two regular flights between the Gambia and Belgium. This is the only flight that links the Gambia Europe and the rest of the world. Thursdays and Sunday. SLO flight operates 2 flights per week to Sierra Leone and this flight is often cancelled or rescheduled.
The two roads leading to the city are in a good condition. The nearest town is Yundum. On Sunday evenings and mornings traffic can be dense on the main roads. Leaving from the airport via the Brikama highway towards Lamin village, this road is always congested on weekdays from 7am to 11 am and from 2pm to pm. Weekend traffic is free flowing. There are many local taxes along the way that stop and to drop off and pick up passengers.
It is preferable to use the coastal road which is only busy in the mornings towards Banjul and is almost deserted on weekends. Parking, Navigation and Landing Charges Landing 0 - Price per Unit Jet A-1 0. There is access for aircraft parking for 8 wide bodies aircrafts and up to 13 narrow bodies aircrafts. Accessibility for trucks to aircraft parking area and cargo area is available. Up to date amenities are available 24 hour and 7 days a week with regular upkeep in place.
Passengers are transported to the aircraft using ground transport owned by the handler. Cargo Transportation is carried out by handler using forklifts and tractors to the aircraft.
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