Kongolo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Kongolo, DR Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,850 ft / 564 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°23′40″S026°59′25″E / 5.39444°S 26.99028°E Coordinates: 05°23′40″S026°59′25″E / 5.39444°S 26.99028°E | ||||||||||
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  KOO Location of Kongolo Airport in the DR Congo | |||||||||||
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Kongolo Airport( IATA : KOO, ICAO : FZRQ) is an airport serving the Lualaba River city of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation [3] | Bukavu, Goma, Kalemie |
After experiencing engine trouble about ten minutes after takeoff from Kongolo Airport on 26 August 2007, an Antonov An-32B operated by the Great Lakes Business Company struck trees and crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) short of the runway while attempting to return to the airport, killing 14 of the 15 people on board. [4]
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