Leg 64, Gusau, Nigeria via Benin to Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
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10-25 Gusau DNGU 5:15 AM
10-25 Saddiq Abubakar Lii Intl DNSO 5:51 AM
10-25 Sir Ahmadu Bello DNBK 6:13 AM
CTD on touchdown, restart
10-25 Sir Ahmadu Bello DNBK 6:19 AM
10-25 Gaya DRRG 6:44 AM Follow Niger River
10-25 Kainji DNIX 7:51 AM
10-25 Jebba DNJE 8:29 AM
10-25 Ilorin DNIL 8:47 AM
10-25 Tankaro DBPA 9:54 AM
10-25 Djougou DBBD 10:17 AM
10-25 Natitingou DBBN 10:40 AM
10-25 Kandi DBBK 11:25 AM
10-25 La Tapoa DRRP 11:59 AM CTD 2 minutes out
CTD on approach, restart close to La Tapoa
10-25 La Tapoa proximity 12:07 PM
10-25 La Tapoa DRRP 12:12 PM
10-25 Diapaga DFED 12:30 PM
10-25 Arly DFER 12:48 PM
10-25 Pama DFEP 1:13 PM
10-25 Tenkodogo DFET 1:45 PM
Flight time 8:16 15 stops
Long flights with a lot of flat terrain going from national park to national park.
First up Sokoto in the North-West end of Nigeria. The name means ‘market’
Sultan Palace hall in Sokoto. No info other than a picture
The big area with a track going around is for horse races, Sokoto race course
Some info in video form, mini Durbar for Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar in 2016
Flying on to Gaya which is actually in Niger, right on top of the border with Benin
Following the river Niger, the border between Benin and Niger, back into Nigeria
The land is pretty flat, the river seems to shift often
A wide green stain on the dry desert
Kainji Hudro Power plant at the end of Kanji reservoir
Lake Jeba
Jeba hydro electric power plant
The town of Jebba in the opposite direction
The paper mill is the biggest feature in Jebba
HRH KABIYESI OBA Adebola Adebara the first Oba (local chief in Nigeria) of Jebba, 1897
Local festival at Oba’s palace
Onwards to Parakou, Benin
Djougou, an important market town in the North-West of Benin
Grand Mosque in Djougou
Festival of dancing horses in Benin, no clue where this is in Benim
Flying over one of the many national parks in Benin, Foret de Birni
View from the runway at Natitingou, also known as Nati
Natitingou Grande Mosque
Forêt l’Alibori Supérieur
Parque Nacional W de Níger, right on the border between Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso
It has one picture, two elephants, they must be down there
Harvest time in La Tapoa, Niger
Arriving in Arly, Burkina Faso
A faded airstrip near a road, nothing else there
Pama, no info
About 9 miles from Pama, on lake Compienga is this 4 star hotel, Refuge de Thialy
If you want peace and quiet, go here!
Arriving in Tenkodogo at sunset
I was just watching this amazing video about Benin, fun to recognize all the place names I flew over
