Bandundu Airport

Bandundu Airport (IATA: FDU, ICAO: FZBO) is an airport serving Bandundu, capital of the Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Bandundu Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationBandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL1,053 ft / 321 m
Coordinates3°18′40″S 17°22′54″E
Map
FDU
Location in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,375 4,511 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2]

The Bandundu non-directional beacon (Ident: BAN) is located on the field.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Kin Avia Kinshasa–N'Dolo

Cargo
  • Cargo Bull Aviation

Accidents and incidents

Two occurrences are reported to have occurred on 17 July 2007 at Bandundu. The reports may refer to the same occurrence with factual errors:

  • In one report, a Let-410UVP, tail number 9Q-CIM of Cargo Bull Aviation suffered a bird strike and crashed with no injuries but aircraft written off.[4]
  • In the other report an Antonov (either an An-24 or An-32) that had stopped en route from Kinshasa N'Dolo Airport to Nioki Airport lost its number 1 engine during initial climb and crashed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Bandundu with substantial damage but no injuries.[5] Another report has this occurring the next day with a minor injury to an Austrian pilot.[6] Another identifies the operator as Malift Air, the date as 18 July, the failure as an engine explosion during landing, and the aircraft destroyed.[7][8]

In 2010, a Let-410 of Filair crashed near the airfield.

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Bandundu Airport - World Aero Data
  2. Airport information for Bandundu Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Bandundu NDB (BAN) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. Let 410UVP, Cargo Bull Aviation. Aviation Safety Network. 18 July 2007.
  5. Antonov 24: Malift Air. Aviation Safety Network. 18 Jul 2007.
  6. Recent Incidents / Accidents. JACDEC. July 2007.
  7. Accidents & Incidents. Air Safety Week. 30 July 2007.
  8. (in French) Accident d'avion dans le sud de la Rép. Dém. du Congo. Crash-Aerien.com. 19 July 2007.


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