Lubumbashi International Airport (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lubumbashi | ||||||||||
| Location | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,295 ft / 1,309 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.5913333°S 27.5309778°E | ||||||||||
| Website | lubumbashiairport | ||||||||||
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History
editLubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.[1] It was also known as Luano Airport. This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war.[2] After it was seized by the United Nations Force in the Congo (ONUC) troops, the airport was used as a base against the secessionist government.[3]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Congo | Kalemie (begins 3 December 2024), Kinshasa–N'djili (begins 1 December 2024), Kolwezi (begins 1 December 2024), Mbuji-Mayi (begins 3 December 2024)[4] |
| Airlink | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[5] |
| Air Tanzania | Dar es Salaam[6] |
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Kalemie, Kamina,[7] Kinshasa–N'djili, Kolwezi,[7] Mbuji-Mayi |
| Congo Airways | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[8] Kananga, Kinshasa–N'djili, Mbuji-Mayi[9] |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Mahogany Air | Lusaka,[10] Ndola[11] |
| RwandAir | Kigali[12] |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[13] |
Cargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux[14] | Luxembourg |
Accidents and incidents
edit- In December 2001, Air Katanga Douglas C-53-DO ZS-OJD was written off in a landing accident at Lubumbashi International Airport after a delivery flight that originated in South Africa.[15][16]
- On 15 September 1961 a Katangese Air Force Fouga CM.170 Magister dropped two 100 lb. bombs on the airport, one of which made a direct hit on a DC-4-1009 belonging to Air Katanga with the registration OO-ADN. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fototeca: Informació foto". www.grec.net. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "UNITED NATIONS: Quiet Man in a Hot Spot". Time. 1960-08-22. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Photo, UN (1963-01-03). "Troops Secure Road Blocks and Positions around Elisabethville". www.unmultimedia.org. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "Air Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Airlink Flight Schedule Guide" (PDF).
- ^ "Air Tanzania launches direct flights to Lubumbashi". The Citizen. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b March 2014 Timetable, http://www.caacongo.com/horaires-20-mars-2014.pdf
- ^ "Congo Airways adds new African destinations in May 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ HORAIRE AVEC 1 Q400 DU 06/06 AU 10/07/2016 (Heures locales), http://www.congoairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HORAIRE-1-Q400-2016-V2.0-ok.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Lusambo launches Mahogany Air Lusaka-Lubumbashi flight, 14 March 2019". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Mahogany Air commences Lusaka-Ndola-Lubumbashi service, 18 March 2019". CAPA. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "RwandAir to launch two new routes to the DRC". 13 September 2021.
- ^ "South African Airways to Resume Lubumbashi Service in NW24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ cargolux.com - Network & Offices retrieved 31 December 2022
- ^ "ZS-OJD Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "41-20045 ... 41-20136 Douglas C-53-DO". Warbird Central. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4-1009 OO-ADN Elizabethville Airport (FBM)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
edit- Accident history for FBM at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for FZQA at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for FZQA at NOAA/NWS
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