Mbuji Mayi Airport
Appearance
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Serves | Mbuji Mayi | ||||||||||
Location | Bipemba, Mbuji Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,221 ft / 677 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 06°07′16″S 023°34′08″E / 6.12111°S 23.56889°E | ||||||||||
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Mbuji Mayi Airport (IATA: MJM, ICAO: FZWA) is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi[1] (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 2,221 feet (677 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,999 by 45 metres (6,558 ft × 148 ft) with poor quality pavement.[1][4]
The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Kasaï | Kananga, Kinshasa[7] |
Congo Airways | Kinshasa, Lubumbashi[8] |
Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa[9] |
Accidents and Incidents
- On Aug 19, 2015, a Brussels Airlines Boeing 737, operating for Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions[10]
- On Dec 24, 2015, a Air Services Cargo Airbus A310 was unable to stop on the runway due to poor pavement conditions and wet runway surface, and exited the runway. A total of 8 people were killed and 9 injured, all on the ground.[11][12]
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
- ^ a b c Airport information for FZWA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for Mbuji Mayi Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Mbuji Mayi Airport". SkyVector Areronautical Charts. SkyVector. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Accident: Brussels B733 at Mbuji-Mayi on Aug 19th 2015, stabilizer damaged by dislodged runway pavement". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Mbuji Mayi VOR-DME (MBY) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Mbuji Mayi NDB (MN) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Air Kasaï, 2016 timetable, http://www.airkasai.cd/nos-destinations-2/ Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HORAIRE AVEC 1 Q400 DU 06/06 AU 10/07/2016 (Heures locales), http://www.congoairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HORAIRE-1-Q400-2016-V2.0-ok.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276580/ethiopian-airlines-ns18-changes-as-of-08jan18/
- ^ "Accident: Brussels B733 at Mbuji-Mayi on Aug 19th 2015, stabilizer damaged by dislodged runway pavement". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ The Aviation Herald (2015-12-28), Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing, retrieved 2018-08-20
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Mbuji Mayi
- OurAirports - Mbuji Mayi
- Google Maps - Mbuji Mayi
- FallingRain - Mbuji Mayi Airport
- Accident history for Mbuji Mayi Airport at Aviation Safety Network