| Kuvumu Airport Bukavu Kuvumu Airport |
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| IATA: BKY – ICAO: FZMA
Kuvumu
Airport (Bukavu) |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Location | Bukavu, DRC | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,643 ft / 1,720 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 17/35 | 2,000 | 6,562 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Kavumu Airport (IATA: BKY, ICAO: FZMA) is the domestic airport serving Bukavu,[1] the capital city of the Sud-Kivu (South Kivu) province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is located about 25 km (16 mi) north of Bukavu.[3]
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The airport is at an elevation of 5,643 feet (1,720 m) above mean sea level. It has one 2,000 by 45 metres (6,562 × 148 ft) runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface.[1]
On 1 September 2008 a Beechcraft 1900C-1 registered as ZS-OLD operated by CEM Air for the charity Air Serv International was 15 km out on approach to Bukavu when it flew into a steep ridge on Mount Kahuzi at 10,000 ft near Bukavu-Kavum. All 15 passengers and 2 crew aboard were killed.[4]
On 14 February 2011 a LET L-410 registered 9Q-CIF of African Air Services Commuter flying a cargo flight on behalf of the World Food Programme from Kavumu to Lusenge (near Kava) crashed shortly after departure from Kavumu. The aircraft impacted Mont Bienga, killing both the Ukrainian pilot and Congolese co-pilot, and destroying the aircraft.[5][6]