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Bangui M'Poko International Airport is an
international airport An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have faciliti ...
located northwest of
Bangui Bangui (; or Bangî in Sango language, Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in the Central African Republic, largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a Fren ...
, the capital of the
Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
. It is owned by the government of the Central African Republic. The airport is situated at an elevation of 368 meters (1,208 feet) and has a single asphalt runway, designated 17/35, measuring 2,600 meters in length and 45 meters in width (8,530 feet × 148 feet). The airport has two boarding gates, a food concession, a bar, and a first aid center. Car rental services are also available. In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers. The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014. In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of UN aviation officials. Currently, airlines operating flights at Bangui M'Poko International Airport include
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, ASKY Airlines,
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, among others.


Expansion

On March 12, 2009, during a technical briefing on the Bangui M'Poko Airport rehabilitation project held by the Central African Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, the project leader stated that the airport's facilities had not been updated since it began operations in 1967. With the socio-economic development of the Central African Republic, passenger traffic surged from 32,000 in 2003 to nearly 100,000 in 2008, far exceeding the airport's capacity. In response, the French Development Agency funded a feasibility study to assess the potential for enhancing the airport's infrastructure. According to the proposed expansion and renovation plan, the project would be carried out in two phases and require funding of €4 million (approximately 9 billion CFA francs). The African Development Bank agreed to finance the project, provided it meets the standards set by the
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(ICAO).


Airlines and destinations


Statistics


See also

* List of airports in the Central African Republic *
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* Transport in the Central African Republic


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* Airports in the Central African Republic Airports established in 1967 Buildings and structures in Bangui {{CentralAfricanRepublic-airport-stub