- Source: Kavumu Airport
Kavumu Airport (IATA: BKY, ICAO: FZMA) (French: Aéroport de Kavumu) is an airport serving Bukavu, the capital city of the Sud-Kivu (South Kivu) province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Bukavu.
The Bukavu non-directional beacon (Ident: BKV) is located on the field.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
On 1 September 2008, a Beechcraft 1900C-1 registered as ZS-OLD operated by CEM Air for the charity Air Serv International was 15 km out on approach to Bukavu when it flew into a steep ridge on Mount Kahuzi at 10,000 ft near Bukavu-Kavum. All 15 passengers and 2 crew aboard were killed.
On 14 February 2011, a LET L-410 registered 9Q-CIF of African Air Services Commuter flying a cargo flight on behalf of the World Food Programme from Kavumu to Lusenge (near Kava) crashed shortly after departure from Kavumu Airport. The aircraft impacted Mont Bienga, killing both the Ukrainian pilot and Congolese co-pilot, and destroying the aircraft.
On 12 February 2012, a Gulfstream IV business jet carrying then-finance minister (and future prime minister) of the DRC, Matata Ponyo Mapon, crashed while landing at Kavumu airport. The crash killed both pilots and two passengers as well as two farmers on the ground, while two passengers including Ponyo survived with injuries.
See also
Transport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
List of airports in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Media related to Kavumu Airport at Wikimedia Commons
References
External links
Accident history for Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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- List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports by IATA airport code: B
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- Denis Mukwege
- Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation
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- List of accidents and incidents involving the Let L-410 Turbolet
- List of aircraft accidents and incidents by number of ground fatalities
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