AME3101

Airbus A400M-180

Spain

3532C7

Transport - Operations - Military

23 April 2023

15:45

Origin : KRT

Khartoum International Airport

KRT

HSSS

Khartoum

Khartoum State

Sudan

Elevation : 386m / 1265ft

Coordinates : 16°34′22″N 33°32′12″E

Destination : JIB

Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport

JIB

HDAM

Djibouti City

Djibouti

Elevation : 15m / 49ft

Coordinates : 12°32′50″N 43°9′34″E

Comment

When I saw it flying out of Djibouti as AME3102 I thought that like the Americans and French before it, it was just picking up evacuees from Sudan there.
But the Spanish actually flew into Khatoum to pick them up !
If you've seen the images from the airport there lately...that takes serious cojones !
Admittedly, the Americans and French may have been as bold/brave/bonkers, but they certainly weren't broadcasting (ADS-B) it in real time.

Turns out the French and most likey the American Navy herky, CNV6520, flew from an airport "outside Khartoum". The A400s, F-RBAT and F-RBAM are flying to Jordan where 2 Dutch C130s are standing by (NAF30 and NAF35) to ferry the Dutch evacuees to The Netherlands.

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