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Lubumbashi International Airport |
Lubumbashi International Airport (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Lubumbashi International Airport. |
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Lubumbashi International Airport |
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Serves |
Lubumbashi |
| Location |
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation AMSL |
4,295 ft / 1,309 m |
| Coordinates |
11°35′28.80″S
27°31′51.52″E |
| Website |
lubumbashiairport.com |
| Map |
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Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 07/25 |
3,203 |
10,509 |
Asphalt |
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History
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.
It was also known as Luano airport.
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Lubumbashi International Airport. |
This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war.
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.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Congo Airways |
Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Kananga, Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
Addis Ababa |
| Kenya Airways |
Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| South African Express |
Johannesburg–OR Tambo |
Cargo
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Cargolux |
Luxembourg |
Accidents and incidents
- In December 2001, Air Katanga Douglas C-53-DO ZS-OJD was written off in a landing accident
at Lubumbashi International Airport after a delivery flight that originated in South Africa.
- In September 15, 1961, a Katangese Air Force Fouga CM.170 Magister dropped two 100 lb. bombs on the airport,
one of which made a direct hit on a DC-4-1009 belonging to Air Katanga with the registration OO-ADN.
There were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.
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