N'Dolo Airport , also known as Ndolo Airport, is a secondary airport in the city of
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
, located in the commune of
Barumbu near the city center.
The ''Aviation militaire de la
Force Publique'' was established here in October 1940 with requisitioned aircraft.
The airline
Air Kasaï had its head office on the airport property.
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Runways are limited to aircraft under since the disastrous crash of January 8, 1996, in which an Antonov An-32 aborted takeoff and overran the runway into a market.
Runway length includes a displaced threshold
A displaced threshold or DTHR is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway.
The portion of the runway behind a displaced threshold may be used for takeoff in either direction and landings from t ...
on Runway 08.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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*Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ground transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has always been problematic. Despite other countries being able to conquer terrain and climate similar to that of the Congo Basin it is chronic economic mismanagement and internal confli ...
*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
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Airports in Kinshasa
Buildings and structures in Kinshasa
Lukunga District
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