Kamina Airport

Kamina Airport (IATA: KMN, ICAO: FZSB) is an airport serving Kamina, a city in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kamina Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL3,474 ft / 1,059 m
Coordinates08°43′43″S 24°59′29″E
Map
KMN
Location of Airport in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,470 4,823 Dirt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The Kamina Base VOR (Ident: KMB) is located 16.4 nautical miles (30.4 km) east-northeast of the airport.[3]

Kamina Airport is separate from the larger military Kamina Air Base, which is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the northeast.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Lubumbashi[4]

Accidents and incidents
  • 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.
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See also

References
  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


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