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Lubumbashi International Airport

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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

Lubumbashi International Airport

Location
  
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Address
  
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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.

Accidents and incidents

  • In December 2001, Air Katanga Douglas C-53-DO ZS-OJD was written off in a landing accident at Lubumbashi International Airport after a delivery flight that originated in South Africa.
  • September 15, 1996, Air Katanga Douglas DC-4-1009 OO-ADN.

    • References

    Lubumbashi International Airport Wikipedia
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