Yembe-Moke Airport (ICAO: FZEM) was an airstrip serving Bikoro, a town at the western coast of Lake Tumba in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The runway was 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north-east of Bikoro.[1][2] As of 2022, the area around former runway is part of newly created farmland.[3]

Yembe-Moke Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBikoro
LocationYembe-Moke
Elevation AMSL2,221 ft / 677 m
Coordinates4°40′58.79″S 18°13′1.196″E / 4.6829972°S 18.21699889°E / -4.6829972; 18.21699889
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FZEM is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
FZEM
FZEM
Location of airport in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 825 2,707 Grass

The airport is 192 km (119 mi) north-east of N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa. There are currently no scheduled airline services operating from Yembe-Moke.

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  1. ^ MONUSCO - Aviation Air Terminal Unit (February 2015). "DR Congo Aerodromes and Helipads Directory". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ MAF West Congo (August 2015). "Airstrip List". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Mapbox Satellite Streets". Mapbox. Retrieved 2022-09-12.