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

Kamina Ville Airport
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.

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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