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Elysian Airlines

Cameroonian cargo airline

Elysian Airlines is a cargo airline based at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and had additional significant operations at Spriggs Payne Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, and at Conakry International Airport in Conakry, Guinea. According to the airline's website, it was founded in January 2006 as a public limited company, with 51% of shares held by a Cameroonian consortium and the remainder owned by a British/South African group. Elysian's scheduled operations stopped in 2010, but resumed in 2015.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

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SPRIGGS PAYNE AIRPORT
Photo: Dfiner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Elysian Airlines is a cargo airline based at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and had additional significant operations at Spriggs Payne Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, and at Conakry International Airport in Conakry, Guinea. According to the airline's website, it was founded in January 2006 as a public limited company, with 51% of shares held by a Cameroonian consortium and the remainder owned by a British/South African group. Elysian's scheduled operations stopped in 2010, but resumed in 2015.2

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Destinations

Cameroon (Douala, Garoua, Maroua, Ngaoundéré, Yaoundé)

Ivory Coast (Abidjan)

Gambia (Banjul)

Guinea (Conakry, Kankan, Kissidougou, Labé, Nzerekore, Siguiri)

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Liberia (Greenville, Harper, Monrovia (Spriggs Payne), Zwedru)

Senegal (Dakar)

Sierra Leone (Bo, Freetown, Hastings, Kenema, Makeni)

Fleet

As of July 2026, Elysian Airlines operates the following aircraft:

The Elysian Airlines fleet consisted of (as of August 2016): 1 BAe 146-200. The airline also previously operated a further three British Aerospace 146 aircraft and an Airbus A310.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elysian Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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