Bandundu Airport
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| Bandundu Airport | |||
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IATA: FDU – ICAO: FZBO
 Bandundu
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,053 ft / 321 m | ||
| Coordinates | 03°18′40″S 017°22′54″E / 3.31111°S 17.38167°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 1,380 | 4,528 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Bandundu Airport (IATA: FDU, ICAO: FZBO) is an airport serving Bandundu,[1] a city in the Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,053 feet (321 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,380 by 30 metres (4,528 × 98 ft).[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Malila Airlift | Kinshasa |
[edit] Cargo airlines
[edit] Accidents and incidents
Two occurrences are reported to have occurred on 17 July 2007 at Bandundu. The reports may refer to the same occurrence with factual errors:
- In one report, a Let-410UVP, tail number 9Q-CIM of Cargo Bull Aviation suffered a bird strike and crashed with no injuries but aircraft written off.[3]
- In the other report an Antonov (either an An-24 or An-32) that had stopped en route from Kinshasa N'Dolo Airport to Nioki Airport lost its number 1 engine during initial climb and crashed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Bandundu with substantial damage but no injuries.[4] Another report has this occurring the next day with a minor injury to an Austrian pilot.[5] Another identifies the operator as Malift Air, the date as 18 July, the failure as an engine explosion during landing, and the aircraft destroyed.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Airport information for FZBO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for FDU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Let 410UVP, Cargo Bull Aviation. Aviation Safety Network. 18 July 2007.
- ^ Antonov 24: Malift Air. Aviation Safety Network. 18 Jul 2007.
- ^ Recent Incidents / Accidents. JACDEC. July 2007.
- ^ Accidents & Incidents. Air Safety Week. 30 July 2007.
- ^ (French) Accident d'avion dans le sud de la Rép. Dém. du Congo. Crash-Aerien.com. 19 July 2007.
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