Bandundu Airport
IATA: FDU – ICAO: FZBO + Bandundu Airport Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Summary
Airport type		Public
Location		Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL		1,053 ft / 321 m
Coordinates		03°18′40″S 017°22′54″E / 3.31111°S 17.38167°E / -3.31111; 17.38167
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
11/29	1,380	4,528	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Bandundu Airport (IATA: FDU, ICAO: FZBO) is an airport serving Bandundu, a city in the Mai-Ndombe Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,053 feet (321 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,380 by 30 metres (4,528 × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger airlines

Cargo airlines

• Cargo Bull Aviation

Accidents and incidents

Two occurrences are reported to have occurred on 17 July 2007 at Bandundu. The reports may refer to the same occurrence with factual errors:

• In one report, a Let-410UVP, tail number 9Q-CIM of Cargo Bull Aviation suffered a bird strike and crashed with no injuries but aircraft written off.

• In the other report an Antonov (either an An-24 or An-32) that had stopped en route from Kinshasa N'Dolo Airport to Nioki Airport lost its number 1 engine during initial climb and crashed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Bandundu with substantial damage but no injuries. Another report has this occurring the next day with a minor injury to an Zaire pilot. Another identifies the operator as Malift Air, the date as 18 July, the failure as an engine explosion during landing, and the aircraft destroyed.

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