Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 4,295 ft / 1,197 m 10,623 3,203 Elevation 1,197 m | Serves Lubumbashi 07/25 10,623 Code FBM | |
Location Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Address Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Similar Facultés des lettres et des sci, Grand Karavia Hotel, Hotel Lubumba, Malabar Travels, Super marché Hyper ps |
Lubumbashi International Airport is an airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA).
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History
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport. It was also known as Luano airport.
This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war. After it was seized by the United Nations Force in the Congo (ONUC) troops, the airport was used as a base against the secessionist government.
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