Mbuji-Mayi Airport
| Mbuji-Mayi Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | FZWA |
| IATA code | MJM |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 677 m (2221 ft )
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| Start-and runway | |
| 17/35 | 1999 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Mbuji-Mayi Airport ( IATA code : MJM ; ICAO code : FZWA ) is the airport of Mbuji-Mayi , capital of the province of Kasai Oriental in the Democratic Republic of Congo . Congo Airways has stopped flying to Mbuji-Mayi since December 2015 due to the poor condition of the runway.
Incidents
On December 24, 2015, a 30-year-old Airbus A310 ( aircraft registration number 9Q-CVH ) operated by Service Air crashed while landing on a flight from Lubumbashi to Mbuji-Mayi. During the third attempt to land, the aircraft touched down in the middle of the runway and came to a standstill around 500 meters after the runway in residential buildings. Eight people in the houses were killed. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident.
Individual evidence
- ↑ WORLD AERO DATA - MBUJI MAYI (English), accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ a b Airplane crashes into houses after a failed landing , accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report A310 9Q-CVH in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on May 12, 2017.
Airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo