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{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox Airport
| name = Kamina Airport
| name = Kamina Airport
| nativename =
| nativename = Kamina Ville Airport
| image =
| image =
| IATA = KMN
| IATA = KMN<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|title=Airline and Airport Code Search| publisher=[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]]|accessdate=26 November 2015}}</ref>
| ICAO = FZSB
| ICAO = FZSB
| pushpin_map= Democratic Republic of the Congo
| pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| pushpin_label = '''KMN'''
| pushpin_mapsize=200
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Airport in<br>Democratic Republic of the Congo
| pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg
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| coordinates = {{coord|08|43|43|S|24|59|29|E|region:CD|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_label=KMN
| type = Public
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| coordinates = {{coord|08|43|43|S|24|59|29|E|region:CD|display=inline,title}}
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| owner =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
| type = Public
| operator =
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| city-served = [[Kamina]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
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| owner =
| operator =
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| city-served = [[Kamina]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
| location =
| location =
| elevation-f = 3,474
| elevation-f = 3474
| elevation-m = 1,059
| elevation-m =
| website =
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-m = 1,450
| r1-length-m = 1470
| r1-length-f = 4,757
| r1-length-f =
| r1-surface = Unpaved
| r1-surface = Dirt
| footnotes = Source:<ref name="GCM">{{GCM|FZSB|Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo (FZSB)}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: GCM<ref name="GCM">{{GCM|FZSB|Kamina Airport}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamina Airport|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-8.7289087,24.9913313,2279m/data=!3m1!1e3|website=Google Maps|publisher=Google|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>
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'''Kamina Airport''' {{Airport codes|KMN|FZSB}} is the internal civil airport in [[Kamina]] in the southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
'''Kamina Airport''' {{Airport codes|KMN|FZSB}} is an airport serving [[Kamina]], a city in the [[Katanga Province]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].


The Kamina Base [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]] (Ident: '''KMB''') is located {{convert|16.4|nmi|km|1}} east-northeast of the airport.<ref>[http://ourairports.com/navaids/KMB/Kamina_Base_VOR_CD/ Kamina Base VOR]</ref>
It is separate from the larger military [[Kamina Air Base]] {{airport codes||FZSA}}. The civil airport is sometimes called '''Kaminaville''' or '''Kamina Ville''' to differentiate it from the military airbase.


Kamina Airport is separate from the larger military [[Kamina Air Base]], which is {{convert|30|km}} to the northeast.
==Facilities==
The airport is at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|3475|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]] and has one [[runway]], which is {{convert|1450|x|42.5|m|0}}.<ref name="GCM" />


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
*On June 21, 2007, a Let-410 twin turboprop operated by [[Karibu Airways]] 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]] was killed. At least 12 more were injured, including two Congolese doctors working for the [[World Health Organization]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.monuc.org/news.aspx?newsID=14826|title=Hughesnet Satellite Internet {{!}} Hughesnet Internet|website=www.monuc.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref>
*On June 21, 2007, a Let-410 twin turboprop operated by [[Karibu Airways]] 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]] was killed. At least 12 more were injured, including two Congolese doctors working for the [[World Health Organization]].


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
* [[Tepper Aviation]]
*[[List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-8.7384/24.9918 OpenStreetMap - Kamina Airport]
*[http://ourairports.com/airports/FZSB/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Ville Airport]
*[https://skyvector.com/airport/FZSB/Kamina-Ville-Airport SkyVector - Kamina Ville Airport]
*[http://www.fallingrain.com/icao/FZSB.html FallingRain - Kamina Airport]
*{{ASN|FZSB|Kamina-Ville Airport}}

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[[Category:Airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Kamina]]
[[Category:Kamina]]
[[Category:Katanga Province]]
[[Category:Katanga Province]]



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Revision as of 21:13, 25 April 2018

Kamina Airport

Kamina Ville Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL3,474 ft / 1,059 m
Coordinates08°43′43″S 24°59′29″E / 8.72861°S 24.99139°E / -8.72861; 24.99139
Map
KMN is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
KMN
KMN
Location of Airport in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,470 4,823 Dirt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Kamina Airport (IATA: KMN, ICAO: FZSB) is an airport serving Kamina, a city in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Kamina Base VOR (Ident: KMB) is located 16.4 nautical miles (30.4 km) east-northeast of the airport.[3]

Kamina Airport is separate from the larger military Kamina Air Base, which is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the northeast.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Lubumbashi[4]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for Kamina Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Kamina Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Kamina Base VOR
  4. ^ March 2014 Timetable, http://www.caacongo.com/horaires-20-mars-2014.pdf


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