Lubumbashi International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Lubumbashi | ||||||||||
Location | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,295 ft / 1,309 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.5913333°S 27.5309778°E | ||||||||||
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Lubumbashi International Airport ( IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport. [1] It was also known as Luano Airport. This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war. [2] 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. [3]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cargolux [12] | Luxembourg |
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Lubumbashi International Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Lubumbashi | ||||||||||
Location | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,295 ft / 1,309 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 11°35′28.80″S 27°31′51.52″E / 11.5913333°S 27.5309778°E | ||||||||||
Website |
lubumbashiairport | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Lubumbashi International Airport ( IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport. [1] It was also known as Luano Airport. This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war. [2] 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. [3]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cargolux [12] | Luxembourg |
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency