Lubumbashi International Airport Explained

Lubumbashi International Airport
Iata:	FBM
Icao:	FZQA
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Lubumbashi
Location:	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation-F:	4295
Pushpin Map:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Label:	FBM
Pushpin Label Position:	right
R1-Number:	07/25
R1-Length-M:	3203
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:	y

Lubumbashi International Airport is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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]

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

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.^{[4] [5]}
• On September 15, 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.^[6]

See also

• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fototeca: Informació foto. www.grec.net. 2017-09-17.
2. UNITED NATIONS: Quiet Man in a Hot Spot. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201082152/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869799,00.html. dead. December 1, 2008. 1960-08-22. Time. 2017-09-17. en-US. 0040-781X.
3. Web site: Troops Secure Road Blocks and Positions around Elisabethville. Photo. UN. 1963-01-03. www.unmultimedia.org. en. 2017-09-17.
4. Web site: ZS-OJD Accident description . Aviation Safety Network . 21 June 2010.
5. Web site: 41-20045 ... 41-20136 Douglas C-53-DO . Warbird Central . 21 June 2010.
6. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4-1009 OO-ADN Elizabethville Airport (FBM). Ranter. Harro. aviation-safety.net. 2017-08-26.