Kamina Air Base Explained

Kamina Air Base
Icao:FZSA
Type:Military
Operator:Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location:Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation-F:3,543
Elevation-M:1,080
Coordinates:-8.6419°N 25.2528°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:13L/31R
R1-Length-M:2,700
R1-Length-F:8,858
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13R/31L
R2-Length-M:2,700
R2-Length-F:8,858
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources:[1]

Kamina Air Base is a military airport located near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It was built as part of the Belgian near-national-redoubt concept after World War II.[2] It accommodated ONUC military aircraft during the Congo Crisis.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3543feet above mean sea level. It has two runways, each with an asphalt surface measuring 2700mx45mm (8,900feetx148feetm).

See also

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. David Isby and Charles Kamps Jr., Armies of NATO's Central Front, Jane's Publishing Company, 1985.