18/36 2,100 6,890 Grass | Elevation AMSL 6,562 ft / 2,000 m 2,100 6,890 | |
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Pepa Airport (ICAO: FZRJ) is an airstrip near the village of Pepa in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In April 2000, during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), a Rwandan Air Force Antonov An-8 crashed on take-off from the airstrip, killing the crew of four and about 20 Rwandan soldiers, including a Rwanda Army major, two captains, and two lieutenants. Other reports placed the death toll as high as 57.
The cause was thought to be a birdstrike.
References
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