Kongolo Airport (IATA: KOO, ICAO: FZRQ) is an airport serving the Lualaba River city of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kongolo Airport
IATA: KOO ICAO: FZRQ
Summary
Serves	Kongolo, DR Congo
Elevation AMSL	1,850 ft / 564 m
Coordinates	05°23′40″S 026°59′25″E
Map
KOO Location of Kongolo Airport in the DR Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 1,900 6,234 Gravel
Sources: GCM[1] Google Map[2]

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

After experiencing engine trouble about ten minutes after takeoff from Kongolo Airport on 26 August 2007, an Antonov An-32B operated by the Great Lakes Business Company struck trees and crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) short of the runway while attempting to return to the airport, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.[4]

See also

• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Kongolo
• SkyVector - Kongolo Airport
• Accident history for Kongolo Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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[fr] Aéroport de Kongolo