Mbuji Mayi Airport Explained

Mbuji Mayi Airport
Iata:	MJM
Icao:	FZWA
Type:	Public
Operator:	Government
City-Served:	Mbuji Mayi
Location:	Bipemba, Mbuji Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation-F:	2,221
Elevation-M:	677
Coordinates:	-6.1211°N 23.5689°W
Pushpin Map:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	17/35
R1-Length-M:	1999
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Footnotes:	Source: DAFIF^[1] GCM SkyVector^[2]

Mbuji Mayi international Airport is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2221feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1999mx45mm (6,558feetx148feetm) with poor quality pavement.^[3]

The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located 1nmi north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.^{[4] [5]}

Accidents and incidents

• On August 19, 2015, a Brussels Airlines Boeing 737, operating for Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions^[6]
• On December 24, 2015, a Services Air Cargo Airbus A310 was unable to stop on the runway due to poor pavement conditions and wet runway surface, and exited the runway. A total of 8 people were killed and 9 injured, all on the ground.^[7]

See also

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

External links

• OurAirports - Mbuji Mayi
• FallingRain - Mbuji Mayi Airport

Notes and References

1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Web site: Mbuji Mayi Airport. SkyVector Areronautical Charts. SkyVector. 7 April 2018.
3. Web site: Accident: Brussels B733 at Mbuji-Mayi on Aug 19th 2015, stabilizer damaged by dislodged runway pavement. avherald.com. 2018-08-20.
4. Web site: Mbuji Mayi VOR-DME (MBY) @ OurAirports. ourairports.com. 2018-08-20.
5. Web site: Mbuji Mayi NDB (MN) @ OurAirports. ourairports.com. 2018-08-20.
6. Web site: Accident: Brussels B733 at Mbuji-Mayi on Aug 19th 2015, stabilizer damaged by dislodged runway pavement. avherald.com. 2018-08-20.
7. Web site: Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing. avherald.com. 2018-08-20.