Mbuji Mayi Airport
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Mbuji Mayi international Airport (French: Aéroport international de Mbuji-Mayi) (Template:Comma separated entries) is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi[1] (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring Script error: No such module "convert". with poor quality pavement.[1][2]
The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located Script error: No such module "convert". north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
- On August 19, 2015, a Brussels Airlines Boeing 737, operating for Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions[5]
- On December 24, 2015, a Services Air Cargo Airbus A310 was unable to stop on the runway due to poor pavement conditions and wet runway surface, and exited the runway. A total of 8 people were killed and 9 injured, all on the ground.[6][7]
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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