Lubumbashi International Airport
Airport in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Lubumbashi International Airport (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lubumbashi International Airport Aéroport international de Lubumbashi | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
| Website | lubumbashiairport | ||||||||||
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  FBM Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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History
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]
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Accidents and incidents
- In December 2001, Air Katanga Douglas C-53-DO ZS-OJD was written off in a landing accident at Lubumbashi International Airport after a delivery flight that originated in South Africa.[18][19]
- On 15 September 1961 a Katangese Air Force Fouga CM.170 Magister dropped two 100 lb. bombs on the airport, one of which made a direct hit on a DC-4-1009 belonging to Air Katanga with the registration OO-ADN. There were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.[20]
