Landing Fees

[AviatorJack]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anybody knows the approximate landing fees for a C208B for the following (excluding the all important bribes);

Lagos
Douala
Kinshasa
Mbandaka
Kisingani
Isiro
Goma

Thanks.

[denis1960]

A few places

Just did a flight with a 208B, I give you the various landing/parking fees, only one applies to what you asked (Kisangani, this did not include 200 for a "fixer", 30 for "administrative fees" and 100 for visa, 2 pilots and one nightstop, obviously those are just bribes, there was also a dude that wanted to charge us a Custom fee (US$ 40 or so?) but I refused that one), so, here are a few other places, may be this gives you a general idea, all US$:
Marrakech (2 nights) + one stop Oujda: 92
Adrar: 218 (double fee as airport was arguably closed)
Tamanrasset: (one nightstop) 131
Agadez: 30
N'djamena (one nightstop): 327
Bangui: 345
Kisangani (one nightstop): 274
most of those fees are obviously calculated on an "international routing" basis. I hope this helps.

[Foo-Fighter]

bribes

If it helps...

I used to take a run of the mill, buy it at any stationary shop receipt book along and got receipts for the bribes under 'facilitation fees'. Claimed it all back from the company, and they claimed it from the taxman.

The airport in Africa without a rubber stamp and carbon paper is yet to be discovered. The more stamps you can get onto your receipt, the better. Various colours count extra.

[Foo-Fighter]

rubber stamp

I actually have a Mickey Mouse Club stamp in my old passport...seee-riii-aaas

and it is pink

[AviatorJack]

Don't worry I work out of Abidjan, all ASECNA here too. I'd like to see that Mickey Mouse stamp, quite jealous......

[Foo-Fighter]

and another thing

Make sure you have ALL aircraft, operator and personal documents with you going into Douala. The ACSECNA inspectors have nothing else to do but their jobs.

Used to go there twice a week, and got a full inspection with documents audited each and every bloody time.

[AviatorJack]

Cheers Denis,

That gives me an average to work on. As usual I know when I get to Libreville the landing fee will fluctuate as it usually does $200 one day and $800 the next for exactly the same flight and routing fromt he same guy in his little glass box.

Accra still is the greatest $20, thats it!

[Cecco]

Kinshasa

around 700 USD (2 nights) for C525 (4800 kg MTOW); use CARGOMAN as handling, they are excellent and opt for having your plane guarded!