Kamina Airport is an airport serving
Kamina
Kamina is the capital city of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Transport
Kamina is known as an important railway node; three lines of the DRC railways run from Kamina toward the north, west, and south-east. The ...
, a city in
Haut-Lomami Province,
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 ...
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Kamina Airport is separate from the larger military
Kamina Air Base VOR
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Science, technology and medicine
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(Ident: KMB) which is located east-northeast of the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*On June 21, 2007, a Let-410 twin turboprop operated by
Karibu Airways
Karibu Airways was an airline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It stood on the List of air carriers banned in the EU. Due to two plane crashes in 2007 (see below) the confidence in the airline was lost. subsequently, all operations cam ...
crashed into a swamp shortly after taking off from Kamina Airport. One passenger, Mbuyu Mibanga, a member of the
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established by the 2006 constitution.
It is located at the People's Palace (french: link=no, Palais ...
was killed. At least 12 more were injured, including two Congolese doctors working for the
World Health Organization
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.
See also
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Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ground transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has always been difficult. The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers to road and rail construction, and the distances are enormous across this vast country ...
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List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This is a list of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sorted by location.
Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
See also
* Transport in the Democratic Republic ...
References
External links
Kamina Airportat
OpenStreetMap
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Airports in Haut-Lomami
Kamina
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