Kisangani Bangoka International Airport

Kisangani Bangoka
International Airport
Aéroport international de Kisangani-Bangoka
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesKisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL1,417 ft / 432 m
Coordinates00°28′54″N 025°20′17″E / 0.48167°N 25.33806°E / 0.48167; 25.33806
Map
FKI is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
FKI
FKI
Location of Bangoka International Airport in DRC
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Kisangani Bangoka International Airport (IATA: FKI, ICAO: FZIC) is an airport serving Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the city. The Bangoka VOR/DME (Ident: KGI) is 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km) west of the airport.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Congo Kindu, Kinshasa–N'djili[4]
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Goma, Kinshasa–N'djili[5]

Accidents and incidents

  • On July 8, 2011, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, operated by a Boeing 727, crashed on landing. 74 of the 118 on board died.[6]
  • On the weekend of January 31 to February 1, 2026, the Congo River Alliance and M23 carried out a drone attack on the airport. Authorities said eight drones were intercepted.[7]
  • On 1 March 2026, a drone attack blamed on M23 was carried out on the airport. Four drones were intercepted.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for Bangoka International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Bangoka Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangoka VOR-DME (KGI) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ "Air Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ March 2014 Timetable, http://www.caacongo.com/horaires-20-mars-2014.pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Hradecky, Simon (17 August 2011). "Crash: Hewa Bora B721 at Kisangani on Jul 8th 2011, missed runway on landing". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. ^ "AFC/M23 rebels claim responsability[sic] for drone attack on Kisangani airport". Africanews. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Drone attack targets DRC's strategic Kisangani airport". Africanews. 2026-03-03. Retrieved 2026-03-03.