List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

This is a list of airlines that have an air operator's certificate issued by the civil aviation authority of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Autorité de l'Aviation Civile. Also TAZ Transports Aeriens Zairois - DC3 operator out of Kinshasa-Ndolo.

AirlineIATAICAOCallsignImageHub airport(s)Notes
Air KasaiN'Dolo AirportCharter
Air KatangaLubumbashi International AirportCharter
Airfast CongoLubumbashi International AirportCharter
Aviatrade CongoActive 2014Charter
Busy Bee CongoGoma International AirportEstablished in 2007, operates domestic charters.
BlueSky Airlines (Congo Kinshasa)Active 2012Business/private charter
Compagnie Africaine d'AviationBUDBPAFRICOMPANYN'djili AirportActive as of May 2014
Congo Airways8ZCGACONGO AIRN'djili Airport
GomairGoma International AirportCharter
ITAB - International Trans Air BusinessLubumbashi International AirportCharter
Katanga WingsLubumbashi International AirportCharter
Kin AviaN'Dolo AirportScheduled carrier
Malu AviationN'Dolo AirportScheduled carrier
Mango AirlinesBeni AirportScheduled carrier
Services AirN'djili AirportCargo
Swala AviationKavumu Airport Charter
Trans Air Cargo ServiceN'djili AirportCargo
Victoria AirwaysGoma International AirportCargo
XL TradingLubumbashi International AirportCargo

Defunct airlines

This is a list of now defunct airlines from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

AirlineIATAICAOCallsignImageCommenced operationsCeased operationsNotes
ACS Air Charter ServiceCHRZAIRE CHARTER 19831991Inter-Fret Transport Aérien (-1985) merged into ACS Air Charter Service
Africa One (Congo Kinshasa)CFR20022007
Air Baraka20132014
Air Boyoma20012004
Air Congo (1961)19611971Rebranded as Air Zaire
Air Tropiques20012016Merged into Kin Avia
Air ZaireQCAZR19711994Rebranded from Air Congo (1961) (1961-1971)
airDC20072009
Armi Global Business Air20112012
ATO - Air Transport Office19912006
Ban Air Cargo20092011
Blue Airlines (Congo)BUL19912005
Bravo Air CongoK6BRV20062008
African Business and Transportations4PABBAFRICAN BUSINESS 19982007
CAL - Congo AirlinesEOALX19972000Rebranded as HBA - Hewa Bora Airways
Cargair International20052006
Congo Express9XCXR20092011
CO-ZA Airways20042008
Dallex Trade20062006
DAS AirlinesRKCDAS CONGO 20042005
El Sam Airlift20062007
Espace Aviation ServicesEPCESPACE 19951998
Enterprise World AirwaysEWSWORLD ENTERPRISE 1998?
Filair19872015Charter
Flight Express (Congo Kinshasa)20042006
flyCongoEOALX20122013Merged into CAA - Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
Fontshi Aviation ServiceFYFUN19841993
Garinco Airways20072009
Gisair?2014
Goma Express?2014
Great Lakes Business Company20012007
Groupe Rubuye Aviation20062007
HBA - Hewa Bora AirwaysEOALX20002012Rebranded from CAL - Congo Airlines (1997-2000)
Inter African Cargo Airlines?1998
Inter-Fret Transport Aérien? 1985Merged into ACS Air Charter Service
Jet Congo Airlines20122014
Jetair (Congo Kinshasa)19952006
Katale Aero Transport19771991
Katanga Express20102012
Kavatsi Airlines20032005
Kinshasa AirwaysKNS20022005
Kivu Air19972009
Korongo AirlinesZCKGOCONGO STAR20122015
LAC - Lignes Aériennes Congolaises4VLCG20052013
Lubumbashi Air Service?2014
MLCMALILA19952009Charter
MIBA Aviation19941995
New ACSCHR19911996
Okapi AirlinesOIOKP20112014
Pan African ExpressPNF19861991
Pegasus Aviation (Congo)20052014
Regional Express (Congo Kinshasa)20022003
Scibe Airlift CongoZMSBZSCIBE AIRLIFT 19791998
ShabairS5SHB19841997Merged into CAL - Congo Airlines
Sion Airlines? 2014
Stellar AirwaysS120112011
Tango Airways20122013
TMK Air Commuter19872011
Waltair (Congo)19832005
Wetrafa Airlift19962009
Wimbi Dira Airways9CWDAWIMBI DIRA20032011
Wolf Aviation19831984
ZICAS - Zaire International Cargo Air System1986?

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