Kamina Air Base

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Kamina Air Base
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation  AMSL 3,543 ft / 1,080 m
Coordinates 08°38′31″S025°15′10″E / 8.64194°S 25.25278°E / -8.64194; 25.25278
Kamina Air Base
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13L/31R2,7008,858Asphalt
13R/31L2,7008,858Asphalt
Sources: [1]

Kamina Air Base( ICAO : FZSA) is a military airport located near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

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It was built as part of the Belgian near-national-redoubt concept after World War II. [2] It accommodated ONUC military aircraft during the Congo Crisis.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3,543 feet (1,080 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways, each with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 by 45 metres (8,858 ft × 148 ft). [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for FZSA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ David Isby and Charles Kamps Jr., Armies of NATO's Central Front, Jane's Publishing Company, 1985.
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