Mbuji Mayi Airport is an airport serving
Mbuji Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi or Mbujimayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the second largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa but ahead of Lubumb ...
(formerly Bakwanga), the
capital
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of the
Kasai-Oriental Province in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 17/35 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring with poor quality pavement.
The Mbuji Mayi
non-directional beacon
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(Ident: MN) is located north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi
VOR/DME
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(Ident: MBY) is located on the field.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*On August 19, 2015, a
Brussels Airlines
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Boeing 737
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...
, operating for
Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions
*On December 24, 2015, a
Services Air Cargo Airbus A310
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was unable to stop on the runway due to poor pavement conditions and wet runway surface, and
exited the runway. A total of 8 people were killed and 9 injured, all on the ground.
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
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
OpenStreetMap - Mbuji MayiGoogle Maps - Mbuji Mayi
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Airports in Kasaï-Oriental
Mbuji-Mayi