Mbuji Mayi international Airport is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring with poor quality pavement.

Mbuji Mayi Airport

The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.

Mbuji Mayi Airport

Airlines and destinations

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 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.

Mbuji Mayi Airport

See also

Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

External links

OpenStreetMap - Mbuji Mayi

OurAirports - Mbuji Mayi

Google Maps - Mbuji Mayi

FallingRain - Mbuji Mayi Airport

Airports in Kasaï-Oriental

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