Lubumbashi International Airport
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Lubumbashi International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.[1] It was also known as Luano Airport. This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war.[2] 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.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
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.[4][5]
- On 15 September 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.[6]
See also
- Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
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External links
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- Buildings and structures in Lubumbashi
- Airports in Haut-Katanga Province
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in Central and South Africa
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces
- World War II airfields in the Belgian Congo