Bangui M'Poko International Airport
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| IATA: BGF – ICAO: FEFF | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Bangui, CAR | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,208 ft / 368 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E / 4.3984750°N 18.5187861°ECoordinates: 04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E / 4.3984750°N 18.5187861°E | ||||||||||
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  BGF Airport in Central African Republic | |||||||||||
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Airport tarmac.
Bangui M'Poko International Airport (IATA: BGF, ICAO: FEFF) is an international airport located 7 km (4 miles) northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers.
In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers.[1]
The airport is currently an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014. [2]
Airlines and destinations
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Africa West Airlines | Lomé[9] |
Sexual abuse allegations
18 soldiers from France, Chad and Equatorial Guinea were accused of receiving oral sex and sodomizing children at the airport during 2014. Tens of thousands of refugees live at the airport due to the ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic.[10]
Statistics
| Year | Total passengers | % Increase | Freight (tons) | Total Aircraft movements |
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| 2003 | 12,666 | -% | 50 | 1178 |
| 2004 | 53,862 | 76.8% | 105 | 3871 |
| 2005 | 52,854 | –0.4% | 905 | 4722 |
| 2006 | 66,058 | 15.9% | 2152 | 5609 |
| 2007 | 97,633 | 37.2% | 2841 | 7258 |
| 2008 | 107,079 | 4.4% | 2885 | 7049 |
| 2009 | 101,099 | –1.7% | 3974 | 7012 |
| 2010 | 55,600 | –75.2% | 3017 | 6889 |
| 2011 | 50,874 | –1.1% | 2766 | 5733 |
| 2012 | 28,840 | –26.7% | 2411 | 5849 |
| 2013 | 10,953 | –1.3% | 2781 | 6016 |
| 2014 | 11,600 | 1.7% | 2855 | 6143 |
See also
References
- ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bq9HjQQkVJsJ:www.afriquenouvelle.fr/Aeroport-Bangui-M-poko-bientot-la-grande-mutation_a1192.html+&cd=2&hl=fr&ct=clnk&gl=fr
- ↑ "Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS)". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Air France May 2014 flight Map, one flight per week, http://www.airfrance.se/SE/en/common/guidevoyageur/reseau/reseau_airfrance_airfrance.htm
- ↑ "Air Cote d’Ivoire W15 Africa Service Expansions". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ ASKY February 2015 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/bgf
- ↑ "Kenya Airways Proposes Bangui Service from Oct 2015". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ TAAG Angola timetable 2015, http://www.taag.com/en/regional-flights.aspx
- ↑ Westair Benin flight offers May 2014, http://www.westairbenin.com/hor.php
- ↑ Africa West Cargo Schedule
- ↑ Reuters, May 7, 2015 10:09am EDT, Inquiry begins into alleged child abuse in Central Africa by French troops, http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-france-centralafrica-abuse-idUSKBN0NS1F920150507
External links
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- Official Airline Guide http://www.oag-flights.com
- Airport information for FEFF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Bangui Airport: http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do?airportCode=BGF&airportQueryType=1
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