Kamina Airport (IATA: KMN, ICAO: FZSB) (French: Aéroport de Kamina) is an airport serving Kamina, a city in Haut-Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kamina Airport Aéroport de Kamina-Ville Kamina Ville Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,474 ft (1,059 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°43′43″S 24°59′29″E / 8.72861°S 24.99139°E | ||||||||||
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  KMN Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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| Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
Kamina Airport is separate from the larger military Kamina Air Base VOR (Ident: KMB) which is located 16.4 nautical miles (30.4 km) east-northeast of the airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Lubumbashi[4] |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On June 21, 2007, a Let-410 twin turboprop operated by Karibu Airways crashed into a swamp shortly after taking off from Kamina Airport. One passenger, Mbuyu Mibanga, a member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was killed. At least 12 more were injured, including two Congolese doctors working for the World Health Organization.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Airport information for Kamina Airport" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Kamina Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Kamina Base VOR (KMB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ March 2014 Timetable, http://www.caacongo.com/horaires-20-mars-2014.pdf
External links
edit- Ville Airport Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at OurAirports
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Kamina Ville Airport at SkyVector
- Kamina Airport at FallingRain
- Accident history for Kamina-Ville Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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