Lubumbashi International Airport
Airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
FBM
Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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
Airlines | Destinations |
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Airlink | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[4] |
Air Tanzania | Dar es Salaam[5] |
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Kalemie, Kamina,[6] Kinshasa–N'djili, Kolwezi,[6] Mbuji-Mayi |
Congo Airways | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[7] Kananga, Kinshasa–N'djili, Mbuji-Mayi[8] |
Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
Kenya Airways | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
Mahogany Air | Lusaka,[9] Ndola[10] |
RwandAir | Kigali[11] |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cargolux[12] | 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.[13][14]
- On 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.[15]
See also
- Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- 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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