Kahemba Airport

Kahemba Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: FZCF
Summary
Airport type Public
Location Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL 3,425 ft / 1,044 m
Coordinates 7°20′25″S 18°59′20″E / 7.34028°S 18.98889°E / -7.34028; 18.98889
Map
FZCF

Location within DRC

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,100 3,609 Gravel
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Kahemba Airport (ICAO: FZCF) is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the city of Kahemba in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incidents

Kahemba was the destination planned for the 1996 Air Africa crash that killed hundreds at N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa. The flight was reported to have been involved in the transport of arms.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for FZCF at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Kahemba
  3. ↑ Small Arms Survey 2001: Profiling the Problem, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, chapter 3, page 118

External links

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