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| Lubumbashi International Airport |
| IATA: FBM – ICAO: FZQA |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Location |
Lubumbashi |
| Elevation AMSL |
4,295 ft / 1,197 m |
| Coordinates |
11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.591333°S 27.5309778°E / -11.591333; 27.5309778Coordinates: 11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.591333°S 27.5309778°E / -11.591333; 27.5309778 |
| 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). Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Zimbabwe |
Harare, Lusaka |
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation |
Kinshasa |
| Congo Express |
Kinshasa |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
Harare, Lilongwe, Addis Ababa |
| Hewa Bora Airways |
Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Kolwezi, Mbuji-Mayi |
| Kenya Airways |
Harare, Nairobi |
| Korongo |
Johannesburg, Kinshasa [All Start March 2011] |
| Malift Air |
Kinshasa |
| South African Airways operated by South African Express |
Johannesburg |
| Wimbi Dira Airways |
Johannesburg, Kananga, Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi |
| Zambia Skyways |
Lusaka |
History
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport. It was also known as Luano 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.
Accidents and incidents
- In Debember 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.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Zaire
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| ICAO ID |
FZQA
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| Time |
UTC+2
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| Latitude |
-11.591333
11° 35' 28.80" S
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| Longitude |
27.530889
027° 31' 51.20" E
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| Elevation |
4295 feet
1309 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
003° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
|
| Communications
|
| TWR |
126.7
|
| APP |
120.7
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 07/25 |
10623 x 164 feet
3238 x 50 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
LUB |
LUBUMBASHI |
114X |
116.7 |
1.6 NM |
066.5
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| NDB |
OL |
LUBUMBASHI |
- |
275 |
6.9 NM |
071.4
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet fuel avaiable but type is unknown.
Unknown fuel type or whether there is any fuel.
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| Remarks
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
Avbl O/R.
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| FUEL |
Avbl PN. (NC-80, 100LL, J)
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| MISC |
Ldg fees. Wx.
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