Conakry International Airport
IATA: CKY - ICAO: GUCY
Summary
Airport type		Public, also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport located in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. It is divided into domestic and international terminals. The airport services a number of West African airlines such as in Air Ivoire, Benin Golf Air and Slok Airlines, and a number of North African and European airlines: Brussels Airlines, Air France and Royal Air Maroc.
Serves		Conakry
History		It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.The Conaky Gbessia Internetional Airport is divided into 2 terninals: The National terminal and the International terminal.
Coordinates
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
06/24	10,826	3,300	Asphalt

DSp Pictures
Year	Minolta		Spot location
Year	Film	Scan	Spot location
1996		2	Inside the cockpit during a turn-around

[Airlines and destinations

Afrinat International Airlines (Accra, Bamako, Banjul, Dakar, Freetown)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Air Ivoire (Abidjan, Libreville)
Bellview Airlines (Abidjan, Lagos)
Benin Golf Air (Abidjan, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar)
Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
Compagnie Aérienne du Mali (Abidjan, Bamako, Dakar)
Elysian Airlines (Banjul, Freetown, Monrovia)
Ethiopian Airlines (Accra, Addis Ababa, Monrovia)
Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)

[Incidents

On July 1, 1983 a CAAK (predecessor to Air Koryo) Ilyushin 62M on a non-scheduled international passenger flight from Pyongyang, North Korea (Sunan International Airport) to Conakry, Guinea (Conakry International Airport) crashed at the Fouta Djall Mountains in Guinea.All 23 persons onboard were killed and the aircraft was written off.

Conakry International Airport (IATA: CKY, ICAO: GUCY), also known as Gbessia International Airport, is an airport located in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. It is divided into domestic and international terminals. The airport services a number of West African airlines such as in Air Ivoire, Benin Golf Air and Slok Airlines, and a number of North African and European airlines: Brussels Airlines, Air France and Royal Air Maroc.

It was reported in 1975 that most of the Guinean air force's aircraft were based at Conakry-Gbessia airport.

The airport services a number of West African airlines as in Air Ivoire, Air Senegal and Slok Airlines, and a number of North African and Europeen airlines: SN Brussels, Air France and Royal Air Maroc. The Gbessia airport is quite well known for the hassles that the "customs" officials like to inflict on white people, and due to the lack of X-Ray machines, they insist quite often to open your bags. For all foreigners, a valid Guinean visa and a vaccination card is a must. The airport employees have a strange custom of taking off the travel tags of your bags furnished at the beginning of your trip. Very few people speak English in the airport. When entering the airport you will see a huge amount of hustle and bustle and this is normal because there are civilians "helping" out the passengers. People will ask you to help you out with your bags and you may ask the help of a person, as payment you can pay him about 5000 GNF per bag or about 1 dollar. Take in consideration that this is a good amount as the average Guinean gets about 7500 GNF a day.

Due to the lack of X-Ray machines, customs officials typically inspect travellers' bags manually. All foreigners are required to have a valid Guinean visa and a vaccination card. The airport employees may take off the travel tags of your bags furnished at the beginning of your trip. Very few people speak English in the airport. Local residents attempting to find informal work as porters are available to assist with luggage in exchange for about 5000 GNF per bag.

The airport parking lot is also a popular destination for students preparing for exams, as it is one of the few places in the country which is freely accessible to the public and always illuminated by electric lamps

Conakry, Gbessia (CKY/GUCY) Guinea

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