Dakar-Leopold Sedar Senghor (DKR/GOOY) 2023

[PH-AVR]

This downtown airport should not be confused with Dakar-Blaise Diagne (DSS/GOBD) that is used for normal passenger traffic and is an hour drive east from downtown. The downtown Dakar-Leopold Sedar Senghor (a.k.a. Yoff) is only used by the president, his VIP guests and the Senegal Air Force. Flying traffic can be seen from various parts of downtown but one can also see into the airport from the monument of African renaissance so worth to climb the stairs to the feet of the monument. It is about 3 km away from the airport as the crow flies. Various can be read from photos with decent zoom lens as you can see from the photos. The 2 bizjets were presumed given cs and flightaware data.

4 February 2023 Dakar-Leopold Sedar Senghor 9.35
Pix:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gulfstrea ... 0305876355
log:
6V-AEF 727 Senegal Government
6W-STA F-27 Senegal Air Force
6W-TTB CN235 Senegal Air Force
6W-TTC CN235 Senegal Air Force (arriving as "JARAAF21")
(9H-III ?) BD700 “KFE906” Skyfree /Skyfirst(from/to LBG)
(F-HECD?) Da7X “LEA121T” Unijet/Luxaviation 121T (from LBG)
? CN295 camo plus another tail tip
? CN295 hangared white
? Aloutte III
? Ce208B
? Mi-24

1 February 2023 Dakar downtown (traffic low over downtown Dakar seen going towards Dakar-Leopold Sedar Senghor, regs thanks to apps)
6V-HAG A139 Heliconia@185m 14.07
6V-SEN A320N Republique du Senegal “Sene001” ORY-DKR@196m 14.39
6V-AKO A139 Heliconia@304m 15.02
unknown Casa call sign “JARAF31” Senegal Air Force BVC-DKR@280m 15.07
unknown Casa Senegal Air Force To DKR 15.52

cheers
Anton

[Key]

Thanks for these exotic reports, Anton. Very rare to see.

Cheers,
Erik

[PH-AVR]

Thanks for these exotic reports, Anton. Very rare to see.

Cheers,
Erik

You are welcome Erik, glad you liked them, hope to visit Abidjan in 3 weeks as well, fingers crossed
cheers
Anton

[skyline15]

Hi Erik,

You have retraced my steps exactly at Dakar. A spotters instinct eh..!
I also know Abidjan very well...

Cheers,

Julian

[Vermeer]

The SA316 is the 6V-AIB

The ATR42 is most likely the 6V-AFW c/n 117

Regards,

Michiel Vermeer

[PH-AVR]

The SA316 is the 6V-AIB

The ATR42 is most likely the 6V-AFW c/n 117

Thanks a lot Michiel, much appreciated. The ATR seems not to have the big titles which I see on various other photos on the internet unless they were taken off recently.
cheers
Anton

[skyline15]

Hello,

The IAR-316 at GOOY is 6V-AIR c/n 5397

Cheers

skyline15

[PH-AVR]

Thanks Skyline15, I have now 2 different people claiming it to be either 6V-AIB or 6V-AIR How can I distinguish the two? Do they have different colours??
cheers
Anton