Imperial Airways

West African Route 1933.

NOTES

Aircraft for the route were initially the HP 42, at times the AW 15 and later DH-86. Use another aircraft from that era if you don’t have the above.

There is a newer version of the AW 15 at Flight Sim and Avsim.com.

We have used the original names from that era and put the present day ones in parenthesis

KHARTOUM-EL OBEID-EL-FASHER- EL GENEINA.

Your Captain Speaking: Today we will be flying at an altitude of 6,500ft and a speed of 115mph across the Sahara Desert to El Obeid, El Fasher and El Geneina in the Darfur Region, where we stopover for the night.

ICAO Airports Depart Remarks

HSSS Khartoum	06.00	dep. Mon, Wed	Miles
HSOB El Obeid	09.00		198
HSFS El Fasher	14.00		290
HSGN El Geneina	Arr afternoon, Night Stopover		167

EL GENEINA-ATTI-FORT LAMY(N’DJAMENA)

MAIDUGRI-KANO

Your Captain Speaking: Today we climb to 6,500ft and enter French Equatorial Africa where we stop at Atti for fuel and then onwards to Fort Lamy. From there, we cross into Nigeria, stop at Maiduguri and finally Kano, where we stopover for the night.

ICAO Airports Depart Remarks

HSGN El Geneina	05.30	dep Tue, Thu	Miles
FTTI Atti	08.20	Refuel	241
FTTJ Fort Lamy	10.50	(N’djamena)	202
DNMA Maiduguri	14.00	Refuel	115
DNKN Kano	Arr Evening. Night Stopover.		267

KANO-LAGOS (NIGERIA)-ACCRA-TAKORADI (GHANA)

In the early days, this sector was a mail run only. Passenger services were introduced in the mid thirties and the DH-86 was used. Our route to Lagos crosses many rivers, including the Niger. From Lagos, we follow the coastline along the Gulf of Guinea to Accra and Takoradi in Ghana.

ICAO Airports Depart Remarks

DNKN Kano	05.30	Dep Wed, Fri	Miles
DN0D Kaduna	07.00	Refuel point	107
DNMM Lagos	13.30		345
DGAA Accra	15.40		217
DGTK Takoradi	Arrive late afternoon. Termination of flight.		104