Luvua Airport Explained

Luvua Airport
Icao:FZRO
Type:Public
City-Served:Luvua
Elevation-F:4298
Coordinates:-7.9306°N 28.5292°W
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Label:FZRO
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-M:1900
R1-Surface:Grass
Metric-Rwy:y
Footnotes:Sources: Google Maps[1] GCM

Luvua Airport is an airstrip atop a mesa overlooking the Luvua River in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Built and used by the Orbital Transport und Raketen AG (OTRAG) until 1979 with the blessing and support of Mobutu then President of Zaïre (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Many webpages and documentaries are available about this extraordinary experience.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@-7.92742,28.52726,3000m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Luvua