Tour around Africa: Stage 20 - Tripoli (HLLT) to In Amenas
(DAUZ)
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In this VFR - GPS Flight Plan we take off from
the airport of Tripoli (HLLT) [Libya] and land in the Airport of In Amenas (DAUZ)
[Algeria],
flying first southwest to Ghadames and then south. This a long stage with
hundreds of miles flying over a never-ending desert!
Find below a short extract and screenshots of the main points of the route. In
this journey around Africa I have used the Cessna 172S (Skyhawk)
Take off from Tripoli airport in an clear day.
This was an international airport built to serve Tripoli, the capital city of
Libya. The airport is located in the area of Qasr bin Ghashir, 24 kilometres (15
mi) from central Tripoli. It used to be the hub for Libyan Airlines, Afriqiyah
Airways, and Buraq Air.
The airport has been closed intermittently since 2011 and as of early 2018,
flights to and from Tripoli have been using Mitiga International Airport
instead.
As part of the 2014 Libyan Civil War, the airport was heavily damaged in the
Battle of Tripoli Airport.The airport reopened for limited commercial use in
July 2017.In April 2019, however, it was reported that Mitiga had become the
last functioning airport in Tripoli during the 2019–20 Western Libya campaign.It
was soon acknowledged that the ruling Government of National Accord (GNA) had
bombed the airport in order to recapture it from the Libyan National Army (LNA).Mitiga
was soon shut down as well after being bombed by the LNA,thus making the Misrata
Airport, located approximately 200 km (125 miles) to the east down the coast,
the nearest airport for Tripoli residents. (*1)
Flying to the SW straight to Ghadames
Soon we enter the desert, that
will be our companion for the rest of the flight.
Flying near Bir al-Ghanam
Bir al-Ghanam (Arabic: بئر الغنم) is a town in western Libya. It is located
south of Zawiya. It was the site of several battles during the Libyan Civil War.
It was occupied by anti-Gaddafi forces on 7 August, just a few weeks before they
entered Tripoli. (*1)
Terrain raises when approaching
Taredya
The flat desert stretches as far as the eye can see
More and more desert all around...
The flight path takes to briefly cross the Tunisian border.
And little after we enter back Libya while overflying the Hilalia salt lake.
Some civilization at last! Here overflying the town of Ghadames. Notice
the small aerodrome with dirt track at the bottom left of the photo.
Ghadames or Ghadamis (Arabic: غدامس, Libyan vernacular: ɣdāməs, Latin:
Cidamus, Cydamus, Italian: Gadames) is an oasis Berber town in the Nalut
District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.
The indigenous language of Ghadames is Ghadamès, a Berber language.
Ghadamès, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one
of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional
settlement. Its domestic architecture is characterized by a vertical division of
functions: the ground floor used to store supplies; then another floor for the
family, overhanging covered alleys that create what is almost an underground
network of passageways; and, at the top, open-air terraces reserved for the
women. (*1)
Now flying to the south here we enter Algeria over the omnipresent desert.
Sun is setting and it seems we won't reach the destination, that is still 80
NM away, before dark.
The last rays of sun
The lights of the airport and the town of In Amenas
In Amenas (Arabic: إن أمناس, ‘In ’Amanās) is a town and commune in eastern
Algeria, bordering with Libya. The town is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of
the border. There is no border crossing in the area. The municipality had 7,385
inhabitants in 2008, up from 5.302 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.4%.
According to the Algerian novelist Mouloud Mammeri the name is a Tuareg word
which means "lieu des méharis" or "place of camel drivers."
The natural gas facility near the municipality was attacked by Islamist
militants in January 2013. (*1)
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