Mbuji Mayi Airport

Mbuji Mayi Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesMbuji Mayi
LocationBipemba, Mbuji Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL2,221 ft / 677 m
Coordinates06°07′16″S 023°34′08″E / 6.12111°S 23.56889°E / -6.12111; 23.56889
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Mbuji Mayi Airport is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mbuji Mayi Airport
Mbuji Mayi Airport
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,999 6,558 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] SkyVector[3]

Mbuji Mayi international Airport (IATA: MJM, ICAO: FZWA) is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi[1] (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 677 metres (2,221 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,999 by 45 metres (6,558 ft × 148 ft) with poor quality pavement.[1][4]

The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Congo Kinshasa–N'djili (begins 3 December 2024)[7]
Air Kasaï Kananga, Kinshasa–N'djili[8]
Congo Airways Kinshasa–N'djili, Lubumbashi[9]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa[10]

Accidents and incidents

  • On August 19, 2015, a Brussels Airlines Boeing 737, operating for Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions[11]
  • On December 24, 2015, a Services Air Cargo Airbus A310 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.[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for FZWA[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for Mbuji Mayi Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Mbuji Mayi Airport". SkyVector Areronautical Charts. SkyVector. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Accident: Brussels B733 at Mbuji-Mayi on Aug 19th 2015, stabilizer damaged by dislodged runway pavement". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. ^ "Mbuji Mayi VOR-DME (MBY) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  6. ^ "Mbuji Mayi NDB (MN) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  7. ^ "Air Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ Air Kasaï, 2016 timetable, http://www.airkasai.cd/nos-destinations-2/ Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ 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]
  10. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines NS18 changes as of 08JAN18".
  11. ^ "Accident: Brussels B733 at Mbuji-Mayi on Aug 19th 2015, stabilizer damaged by dislodged runway pavement". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  12. ^ "Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  13. ^ The Aviation Herald (2015-12-28), Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing, archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2018-08-20