Not to be confused with
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport or
Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport is an airport serving
Kisangani,
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 ...
. The airport is east of the city.
The Bangoka
VOR/DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the sl ...
(Ident: KGI) is west of the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
* On July 8, 2011,
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, operated by a Boeing 727, crashed on landing. 74 of the 118 on board died.
See also
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Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
External links
Bangoka Airportat
OpenStreetMap
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Airports in Tshopo
Kisangani
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