Mbuji Mayi Airport
Airport in Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mbuji-Mayi Airport (French: Aéroport international de Mbuji-Mayi Bipemba) (IATA: MJM, ICAO: FZWA) is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi[2] (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mbuji Mayi Airport Aéroport de Mbuji Mayi | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mbuji Mayi | ||||||||||
| Location | Bipemba, Mbuji Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,221 ft (677 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°07′16″S 023°34′08″E | ||||||||||
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  Mbuji Mayi Airport Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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| Source: [1]DAFIF[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4] | |||||||||||
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 677 metres (2,221 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,320 by 45 metres (7,612 ft × 148 ft) with medium low quality pavement. It was extended by 320 metres (1,050 ft) from 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in February 2026, funded by the African Development Bank.[5]
The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.[6][7]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Congo | Kananga, Kinshasa–N'djili[8] |
| Air Kasaï | Kananga, Kinshasa–N'djili[9] |
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Kolwezi[10] |
| Congo Airways | Kinshasa–N'djili, Lubumbashi[11] |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa,[12] Lubumbashi |
Accidents and incidents
- On August 19, 2015, a Brussels Airlines Boeing 737, operating for Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions[13]
- On December 24, 2015, a Services Air Cargo Airbus A310 was unable to stop on the runway due to poor pavement conditions and wet runway surface, and exited the runway. A total of 8 people were killed and 9 injured, all on the ground.[14][15]
