Bandundu Airport
Airport in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Bandundu Airport (IATA: FDU, ICAO: FZBO) (French: Aéroport de Bandundu) is an inactive airport, which used to serve Bandundu, capital of the Kwilu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bandundu Airport Aéroport de Bandundu | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,053 ft (321 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°18′40″S 17°22′54″E | ||||||||||
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  FDU Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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| Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
The Bandundu non-directional beacon (Ident: BAN) is located on the field.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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.
