Bandundu Airport
Bandundu Airport Aéroport de Bandundu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,053 ft / 321 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°18′40″S 17°22′54″E / 3.31111°S 17.38167°E | ||||||||||
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  FDU Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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Bandundu Airport (IATA: FDU, ICAO: FZBO) (French: Aéroport de Bandundu) is an inactive airport, which used to serve Bandundu, capital of the Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Bandundu non-directional beacon (Ident: BAN) is located on the field.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Kin Avia | Kinshasa–N'Dolo |
Cargo
[edit]Accidents and incidents
[edit]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.[4]
- 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.[5] Another report has this occurring the next day with a minor injury to an Austrian pilot.[6] Another identifies the operator as Malift Air, the date as 18 July, the failure as an engine explosion during landing, and the aircraft destroyed.[7][8]
In 2010, a Let-410 of Filair crashed near the airfield.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Airport information for Bandundu Airport[usurped] - World Aero Data
- ^ Airport information for Bandundu Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Bandundu NDB (BAN) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in French) Accident d'avion dans le sud de la Rép. Dém. du Congo. Crash-Aerien.com. 19 July 2007.
External links
[edit]- OurAirports - Bandundu Airport
- SkyVector - Bandundu Airport
- FallingRain - Bandundu Airport
- Accident history for Bandundu Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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