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==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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| [[Congo Airways]] | [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278843/congo-airways-adds-new-african-destinations-in-may-2018/|title=Congo Airways adds new African destinations in May 2018|publisher=routesonline|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> [[Kananga Airport|Kananga]], [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa]], [[Mbuji Mayi Airport|Mbuji–Mayi]]<ref>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{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| [[Congo Airways]] | [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278843/congo-airways-adds-new-african-destinations-in-may-2018/|title=Congo Airways adds new African destinations in May 2018|publisher=routesonline|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> [[Kananga Airport|Kananga]], [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa]], [[Mbuji Mayi Airport|Mbuji–Mayi]]<ref>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{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|[[Kenya Airways]]| [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<!--KQ do not have traffic rights from Lubumbashi to Ndola; do not add Ndola as a Kenya Airways destination here -->
|[[Kenya Airways]]| [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<!--KQ do not have traffic rights from Lubumbashi to Ndola; do not add Ndola as a Kenya Airways destination here -->
|[[South African Express]]| [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]]<ref>http://atwonline.com/airlines/south-african-regional-sa-express-cleared-restart-flights</ref>
|[[South African Express]]| [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]]<ref>http://atwonline.com/airlines/south-african-regional-sa-express-cleared-restart-flights</ref>
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Revision as of 01:44, 8 March 2019

Lubumbashi International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesLubumbashi
LocationLubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL4,295 ft / 1,309 m
Coordinates11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.5913333°S 27.5309778°E / -11.5913333; 27.5309778
Websitelubumbashiairport.com
Map
FBM is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
FBM
FBM
Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,203 10,509 Asphalt

Lubumbashi International Airport (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

Lubumbashi 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

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Congo Airways Johannesburg–OR Tambo,[4] Kananga, Kinshasa, Mbuji–Mayi[5]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
South African Express Johannesburg–OR Tambo[6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Cargolux Luxembourg

Accidents and incidents

  • 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.[7][8]
  • In September 15, 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.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fototeca: Informació foto". www.grec.net. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. ^ "UNITED NATIONS: Quiet Man in a Hot Spot". Time. 1960-08-22. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  3. ^ Photo, UN (1963-01-03). "Troops Secure Road Blocks and Positions around Elisabethville". www.unmultimedia.org. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ "Congo Airways adds new African destinations in May 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ 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]
  6. ^ http://atwonline.com/airlines/south-african-regional-sa-express-cleared-restart-flights
  7. ^ "ZS-OJD Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  8. ^ "41-20045 ... 41-20136 Douglas C-53-DO". Warbird Central. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  9. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4-1009 OO-ADN Elizabethville Airport (FBM)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-08-26.

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