Bangui M'Poko International Airport explained

Bangui M'Poko
Iata:BGF
Icao:FEFF
Type:Public
Owner:Government
City-Served:Bangui
Opened:1967[1]
Elevation-F:1,208
Elevation-M:368
Coordinates:4.3985°N 18.5188°W
Pushpin Map:Central African Republic
Pushpin Label:BGF
Pushpin Label Position:top
Website:https://www.aeroport-bangui.com/bangui_international_airport.php
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:8,530
R1-Length-M:2,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2014
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:11,600

Bangui M'Poko International Airport is an international airport located 7km (04miles) northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.

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.[2]

The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014.[3] In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of UN aviation officials.

Statistics

YearTotal passengersIncreaseFreight (tons)Total aircraft movements
200312,666501,178
200453,86276.8%1053,871
200552,854–0.4%9054,722
200666,05815.9%2,1525,609
200797,63337.2%2,8417,258
2008107,0794.4%2,8857,049

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2.2.1 Central African Republic Bangui-M'Poko International Airport . dlca.logcluster.or . Logistics Cluster . 27 September 2023.
  2. https://www.afriquenouvelle.fr/Aeroport-Bangui-M-poko-bientot-la-grande-mutation_a1192.html
  3. News: Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS). The Daily Beast. 25 May 2014. 13 December 2015.