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Matari Airport

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Airport type
  
Civil

Serves
  
Isiro

13/31
  
2,500

Elevation
  
2,438 m

Operator
  
Government

Elevation AMSL
  
2,438 ft / 743 m

Code
  
IRP

Matari Airport

Location
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Matari Airport (IATA: IRP, ICAO: FZJH) is an airport in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Accidents and incidents

On 5 September 2005, a Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B (NATO reporting name "Curl") struck a tree and crashed 1.5 km (0.9 mile) from Runway 31 at Matari Airport while on final approach in fog, killing all 11 people on board.

References

Matari Airport Wikipedia