Mbuji Mayi international 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.
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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 Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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Facilities
editThe airport resides at an elevation of 677 metres (2,221 ft) 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Congo | Kinshasa–N'djili (begins 3 December 2024)[7] |
| Air Kasaï | Kananga, Kinshasa–N'djili[8] |
| Congo Airways | Kinshasa–N'djili, Lubumbashi[9] |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa[10] |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On August 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[11]
- On December 24, 2015, a Services Air 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.[12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Airport information for FZWA[usurped] 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 Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ 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]
- ^ "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, archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2018-08-20
