| Kisangani Simisini Air Base | |
| Nativename: | Kisangani Ville Airport |
| Icao: | FZIA |
| Type: | Military |
| City-Served: | Kisangani |
| Elevation-F: | 1290 |
| Coordinates: | 0.5172°N 25.1556°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Pushpin Label: | FZIA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2200 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| Footnotes: | Sources: GCM Google Maps[1] SkyVector[2] |
Kisangani Simisini Air Base is a military airport in the city of Kisangani, capital of the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Located in the western portion of Kisangani, 1km (01miles) north of the Congo River, most of its traffic has moved to Bangoka International Airport. The airport is now a military airfield, though it also serves humanitarian flights and some private operations.
Navigation is supported by a VOR-DME and a non-directional beacon at Bangoka International Airport.[3] [4]
As Kisangani Ville Airport, it was the original airport of the city, then named Stanleyville. In the turbulent times of Congo's independence and the subsequent struggles, it was the city's only airport, and was the scene of severe fighting during the Simba Rebellion and the associated Operation Dragon Rouge in 1964.