Bandundu Airport
Bandundu Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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Bandundu Airport (IATA: FDU, ICAO: FZBO) is an airport serving Bandundu,[1] a city in the Mai-Ndombe Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 ft × 98 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Malila Airlift | Kinshasa |
Cargo airlines
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]
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for FZBO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for FDU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 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.
- ^ Template:Fr icon Accident d'avion dans le sud de la Rép. Dém. du Congo. Crash-Aerien.com. 19 July 2007.
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