Kongolo Airport

Kongolo Airport (IATA: KOO, ICAO: FZRQ) is an airport serving the Lualaba River city of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kongolo Airport
Summary
ServesKongolo, DR Congo
Elevation AMSL1,850 ft / 564 m
Coordinates05°23′40″S 026°59′25″E
Map
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Location of Kongolo Airport in the DR Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,900 6,234 Gravel
Sources: GCM[1] Google Map[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[3] Bukavu, Goma, Kalemie

Accidents and incidents

After experiencing engine trouble about ten minutes after takeoff from Kongolo Airport on 26 August 2007, an Antonov An-32B operated by the Great Lakes Business Company struck trees and crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) short of the runway while attempting to return to the airport, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Airport information for Kongolo Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Kongolo Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
  4. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 32B 9Q-CAC Kongolo Airport (KOO)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-09-17.


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