Bangui M'Poko International Airport

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Bangui M'Poko International Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
Serves Bangui
Opened1967 [1]
Elevation  AMSL 1,208 ft / 368 m
Coordinates 04°23′54.51″N018°31′07.63″E / 4.3984750°N 18.5187861°E / 4.3984750; 18.5187861
Website https://www.aeroport-bangui.com/bangui_international_airport.php
Map
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BGF
Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/348,5302,600Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers11,600

Bangui M'Poko International Airport( IATA : BGF, ICAO : FEFF) is an international airport located seven kilometres (4 nautical miles) northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. It is owned by the government of the Central African Republic. The airport is situated at an elevation of 368 meters (1,208 feet) and has a single asphalt runway, designated 17/35, measuring 2,600 meters in length and 45 meters in width (8,530 feet × 148 feet). The airport has two boarding gates, a food concession, a bar, and a first aid center. Car rental services are also available.

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In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers. [2]

The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014. [3] In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of UN aviation officials.

Currently, airlines operating flights at Bangui M'Poko International Airport include Air France, ASKY Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, and Air Côte d'Ivoire, among others.

Expansion

On March 12, 2009, during a technical briefing on the Bangui M'Poko Airport rehabilitation project held by the Central African Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, the project leader stated that the airport's facilities had not been updated since it began operations in 1967. With the socio-economic development of the Central African Republic, passenger traffic surged from 32,000 in 2003 to nearly 100,000 in 2008, far exceeding the airport's capacity. In response, the French Development Agency funded a feasibility study to assess the potential for enhancing the airport's infrastructure. According to the proposed expansion and renovation plan, the project would be carried out in two phases and require funding of €4 million (approximately 9 billion CFA francs). The African Development Bank agreed to finance the project, provided it meets the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Afrijet Libreville
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle [5]
ASKY Airlines Douala, Lomé
Camair-Co Douala
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa [6]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca, [7] Douala
RwandAir Kigali [8]

Statistics

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Runway
YearTotal passengersIncreaseFreight (tons)Total aircraft movements
200312,666501,178
200453,86276.8%1053,871
200552,854–0.4%9054,722
200666,05815.9%2,1525,609
200797,63337.2%2,8417,258
2008107,0794.4%2,8857,049

See also

Footnotes

  1. "2.2.1 Central African Republic Bangui-M'Poko International Airport". dlca.logcluster.or. Logistics Cluster. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. https://www.afriquenouvelle.fr/Aeroport-Bangui-M-poko-bientot-la-grande-mutation_a1192.html [ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS)". The Daily Beast. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "BANGUI M'POKO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MODERNISATION SUPPORT PROJECT - PHASE II (PAMAB-II)" (PDF).
  5. Air France May 2014 flight Map, one flight per week, http://www.airfrance.se/SE/en/common/guidevoyageur/reseau/reseau_airfrance_airfrance.htm [ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Ethiopian Airlines Plans Juba – Bangui Service From mid-Nov 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. "Casablanca". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 194–195. November 2023. ISSN   1466-8718.
  8. "RwandAir expands Central Africa network, London halted".