Pweto Airport
Pweto Airport (IATA: PWO, ICAO: FZQC) is an airport serving Pweto, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pweto is on the northernmost corner of Lake Mweru, and on the border with Zambia.
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| Serves | Pweto, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,625 ft / 1,105 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°24′00″S 28°55′35″E | ||||||||||
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The airport is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town. It is new, replacing the previous dirt runway to the west of Pweto.
It was built by Australian company Mawson West[3] in 2012–2013 to serve its proposed copper mine to the east at Kapulo. After construction of the runway, Mawson put the mining plans on hold due to low copper prices, and was subsequently acquired and taken private.[4][5]
See also
Democratic Republic of the Congo portal
Aviation portal- Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- Google Maps - Pweto
- OpenStreetMap - Pweto Airport
- "Mawson West". www.mawsonwest.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- "Mawson West to Place Kapulo Mine on Care and Maintenance". marketwired.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- "Mawson West Announces Notice of Compulsory Acquisition". marketwired.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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