Wednesday 11 May 2016

Medicines for Renk and a flooded taxiway

Yesterday's flight was to Renk for Medair and I carried a full load of medical supplies plus fresh food for the team up there. The flight back down was empty and the timing was good as I had a clear run home before the weather built up with heavy rain in the north east of the country yesterday evening.

Juba airport has been going through some big changes over recent months including resurfaced taxiways and runway and improved drainage, so I was a little surprised to find that one of the newly surfaced taxiways was actually flooded yesterday morning after a night of heavy rain. I think some modifications may be required to the drainage system...

Helicopter vacating the runway via the flooded taxiway.