Gbadolite Airport
Gbadolite Airport (French: Aéroport de Gbadolite) (IATA: BDT, ICAO: FZFD) is an airport serving Gbadolite, the capital of the Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is at the village of Moanda, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Gbadolite.
Gbadolite Airport Aéroport de Gbadolite | |||||||||||
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 Gbadolite airport reception hall | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Gbadolite, DR Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,499 ft / 457 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°15′10″N 20°58′30″E | ||||||||||
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  BDT Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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The Gbadolite non-directional beacon (Ident: BLT) is located 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 km) east-northeast of the airport. The Gbadolite VOR/DME (Ident: BLT) is located on the field.[4][5]
History
Zairian President Mobutu had the airport built specifically so he could fly the Air France Concorde on chartered flights to Paris and elsewhere.
See also
Democratic Republic of the Congo portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports in Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- Airport information for Gbadolite Airport from World Aero Data
- Airport information for Gbadolite Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Gbadolite Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Gbadolite VOR-DME (BLT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- "Gbadolite NDB (BLT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
External links
- Gbadolite Airport at OpenStreetMap
- Accident history for Gbadolite Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Gbadolite Airport at SkyVector
- Gbadolite on the BBC
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