Kongolo Airport
Kongolo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Kongolo, DR Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,850 ft / 564 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°23′40″S 026°59′25″E / 5.39444°S 26.99028°E | ||||||||||
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  KOO Location of Kongolo Airport in the DR Congo | |||||||||||
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Kongolo Airport (IATA: KOO, ICAO: FZRQ) is an airport serving the Lualaba River city of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[3] | Bukavu, Goma, Kalemie |
Accidents and incidents
After experiencing engine trouble about ten minutes after takeoff from Kongolo Airport on 26 August 2007, an Antonov An-32B operated by the Great Lakes Business Company struck trees and crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) short of the runway while attempting to return to the airport, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.[4]
See also
- Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- ^ Airport information for Kongolo Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Kongolo Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 32B 9Q-CAC Kongolo Airport (KOO)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Kongolo
- SkyVector - Kongolo Airport
- Accident history for Kongolo Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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