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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,
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. Kamina Airport is separate from the larger military Kamina Air Base
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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
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.


See also

*
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 ...
*
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 Airport
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Ville Airport
at OurAirports *

at FallingRain * Airports in Haut-Lomami Kamina {{DRCongo-airport-stub