N'Dolo Airport
Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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N'Dolo Airport (IATA: NLO, ICAO: FZAB), also known as Ndolo Airport, is a secondary airport in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the commune of Barumbu near the city center.
Kinshasa N'Dolo Airport Aéroport de N'Dolo | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Location | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 915 ft / 279 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°19′36″S 015°19′38″E | ||||||||||
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The Aviation militaire de la Force Publique was established here in October 1940 with requisitioned aircraft.
The airline Air Kasaï had its head office on the airport property.[2]
Runways are limited to aircraft under 15,000 kilograms (33,000 lb) since the disastrous crash of January 8, 1996, in which an Antonov An-32 aborted takeoff and overran the runway into a market.
Runway length includes a 315 metres (1,033 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 08.