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.
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).