Bétou Airport is an airport within the town of
Bétou in the
Likouala Department
Likouala is a department of the Republic of the Congo in the northern part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette and Sangha, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The region h ...
,
Republic of the Congo. The runway also serves as part of the road leading westward out of town.
Bétou is on the
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River (), also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River in the region of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) and Uele Rivers (mean annual discharge ...
, the border with the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. East approach and departure will cross the river into the DRC.
See also
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List of airports in the Republic of the Congo
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Transport in the Republic of the Congo
Transport in the Republic of Congo includes land, air and water modes. Over of paved roads are in use. The two international airports are Maya-Maya Airport and Pointe Noire Airport.
The country also has a large port on the Atlantic Ocean at ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - BétouBing Maps - Bétou
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Airports in the Republic of the Congo
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