Mbandaka Airport (French: Aéroport de Mbandaka) (IATA: MDK, ICAO: FZEA) is an airport serving the Congo River port of Mbandaka,[1] capital city of the Équateur District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The runway is on the southeast side of the city.
Mbandaka Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,040 ft / 317 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°01′21″N 018°17′19″E / 0.02250°N 18.28861°E | ||||||||||
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Facilities
editThe airport resides at an elevation of 1,040 feet (317 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,202 by 45 metres (7,224 ft × 148 ft).[1]
The Mbandaka VOR/DME (Ident: MBA) is located 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 18.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Kasaï | Gemena, Kinshasa–N'djili[6] |
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Boende,[7] Kinshasa–N'djili |
| Congo Airways | Kinshasa–N'djili[8] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Airport information for FZEA[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for Mbandaka Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Mbandaka Airport
- ^ "Mbandaka VOR-DME (MBA) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Maps". www.bing.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Air Kasaï, 2016 timetable, http://www.airkasai.cd/nos-destinations-2/ Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
- ^ 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]
External links
edit- Accident history for Mbandaka Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Mbandaka Airport at SkyVector
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