Kindu Airport

Kindu Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	FZOA
IATA code	KND
Coordinates	2 ° 55 '9 " S , 25 ° 54' 55" E Coordinates: 2 ° 55 '9 " S , 25 ° 54' 55" E
Height above MSL	496 m (1627 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 km north of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Basic data
operator	Régie des Voies Aériennes de la République Démocratique du Congo (RVA)
Start-and runway
18/36	2200 m × 45 m asphalt

The Kindu airport ( ICAO code : FZOA , IATA code : KND ) is a national airport near the town of Kindu in the province of Maniema the Democratic Republic of Congo . The airport is operated by the Congolese government. From June 2003 to June 2004 soldiers of the Swedish Air Force were stationed at the airport to support the reconstruction of the country after the end of the Second Congo War (1998-2003).

Incidents

On October 10, 1988, a Boeing 727-30 of the Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises ( aircraft registration 9Q-CSG) was shot down by rebels with a Russian SA-7 missile three minutes after taking off from Kindu airport . The captain tried to make an emergency landing , but control was lost and the plane crashed into dense jungle. All 41 inmates were killed.

Individual evidence

^ Portail Officiel de la Regie des Voies Aériennes. RVA, 2009, archived from the original on January 23, 2015 ; accessed on 23 October 2018 (French, original website no longer available).
^ Philippe Saint: A list of DR Congo airstrips (AM). (PDF 51 kB) In: A Margouilla's Guide to Flying in Africa. The Flying Margouilla, May 21, 2005, accessed January 23, 2015 (French).
↑ INFORMATION SUR LES 54 AEROPORTS ET AERODROMES GERES PAR LA RVA. (PDF 166 kB) RVA, September 30, 2009, archived from the original on October 26, 2016 ; accessed on January 23, 2015 (French, original website no longer available).
↑ List of aéroports et aérodromes. (PDF 17 kB) RVA, archived from the original on August 29, 2017 ; accessed on November 30, 2018 (French, original website no longer available).
↑ Kindu Airport (KND) - Kindu, Congo (Kinshasa) (CD). In: World Airport Codes. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 16, 2015 (English, original website no longer available).
↑ accident report B-727-30 9Q-CSG , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 March of 2019.

[rva-rdc-1] Portail Officiel de la Regie des Voies Aériennes. RVA, 2009, archived from the original on January 23, 2015 ; accessed on 23 October 2018 (French, original website no longer available).

[e-monsite-2] Philippe Saint: A list of DR Congo airstrips (AM). (PDF 51 kB) In: A Margouilla's Guide to Flying in Africa. The Flying Margouilla, May 21, 2005, accessed January 23, 2015 (French).

[rva-rdc-ais-3] INFORMATION SUR LES 54 AEROPORTS ET AERODROMES GERES PAR LA RVA. (PDF 166 kB) RVA, September 30, 2009, archived from the original on October 26, 2016 ; accessed on January 23, 2015 (French, original website no longer available).

[rva-rdc-aerodromes-4] List of aéroports et aérodromes. (PDF 17 kB) RVA, archived from the original on August 29, 2017 ; accessed on November 30, 2018 (French, original website no longer available).

[world-airport-codes-5] Kindu Airport (KND) - Kindu, Congo (Kinshasa) (CD). In: World Airport Codes. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 16, 2015 (English, original website no longer available).

[6] t report B-727-30 9Q-CSG , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 2 March of 2019.