Lubumbashi International Airport

Lubumbashi International Airport
IATA: FBMICAO: FZQA
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Lubumbashi
Location Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL 4,295 ft / 1,197 m
Coordinates 11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.5913333°S 27.5309778°E / -11.5913333; 27.5309778
Map
FBM

Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 10,623 3,203 Asphalt

Lubumbashi International Airport is an airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA).

History

Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.[1] It was also known as Luano airport.

This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war.[2] After it was seized by the United Nations Force in the Congo (ONUC) troops, the airport was used as a base against the secessionist government.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Congo Airways Kananga, Kinshasa-N'djili, Mbuji-Mayi[4]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Kenya Airways Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta
South African Express Johannesburg-OR Tambo

Accidents and incidents

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.


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