Kamina Airport (original) (raw)

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Airport

Kamina AirportAéroport de Kamina-VilleKamina Ville Airport
IATA: KMNICAO: FZSB
Summary
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 / -8.72861; 24.99139
Map
KMNLocation of Airport inDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 1,470 4,823 Dirt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

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 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

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Accidents and incidents

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• 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.
• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1. ^ Airport information for Kamina Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
2. ^ "Kamina Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. ^ "Kamina Base VOR (KMB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
4. ^ March 2014 Timetable, http://www.caacongo.com/horaires-20-mars-2014.pdf

• Ville Airport 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