Incidents and accidents

On August 11th, 2004 at around 2:30 p.m. a Boeing 737 plane operated by Air Guinee Express

Air Guinee Express

Air Guinee Express was an airline based in Conakry, Guinea. It operated domestic services. Its main base was Conakry International Airport.-Code data:*IATA Code: 2U*ICAO Code: GIP*Callsign: FUTURE EXPRESS-History:...

 crashed while failing to take off at Lungi Airport. None of the 70 passengers aboard were killed.
On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board. The helicopter, a Russian Mi-8, was operated by Paramount Airlines

Paramount Airlines

Paramount Airlines is an aviation company in Sierra Leone that used to provide a helicopter service between the capital, Freetown, and Lungi International Airport as well as other cities within the country. Paramount Airlines also flew helicopters to other places within West Africa including...

, which shuttles passengers between Sierra Leone's coastal capital Freetown and Lungi airport.

External links

• http://www.world66.com/africa/sierraleone/getting_there
• http://www.sierraleonetravel.com/eagle_air.htm
• Lungi International Airport (official site)
• A-Z World Airports
• Avient Aviation Scheduled Flights