Bangui M'Poko International Airport

Bangui M'Poko International Airport (IATA: BGF, ICAO: FEFF) is an international airport located seven kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic.

Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Airport tarmac
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
ServesBangui
Elevation AMSL1,208 ft / 368 m
Coordinates04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E
Map
BGF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 8,530 2,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers11,600

In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers.[1]

The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014.[2] In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of the UN aviation officials.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan,[3] Douala[4]
Air FranceParis–Charles de Gaulle,[5] Yaoundé
ASKY Airlines Douala, Lomé[6]
Karinou Airlines Cotonou, Douala
Kenya Airways Douala, Entebbe,[7] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[8]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
RwandAir Douala, Kigali[9]
Tchadia Airlines N'Djamena[10]

Statistics

Runway
YearTotal passengersIncreaseFreight (tons)Total aircraft movements
2003 12,666501,178
2004 53,86276.8%1053,871
2005 52,854–0.4%9054,722
2006 66,05815.9%2,1525,609
2007 97,63337.2%2,8417,258
2008 107,0794.4%2,8857,049

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