Owando Airport

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Owando Airport
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Location Owando, Republic of the Congo
Elevation  AMSL 1,214 ft / 370 m
Coordinates 0°31′20″S15°56′10″E / 0.52222°S 15.93611°E / -0.52222; 15.93611 Coordinates: 0°31′20″S15°56′10″E / 0.52222°S 15.93611°E / -0.52222; 15.93611
Map
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FTX
Location in Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,050 6,726 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps [1] GCM [2]

Owando Airport( IATA : FTX, ICAO : FCOO) is an airport serving the town of Owando, the capital of the Cuvette Department in the Republic of the Congo.

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ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

Owando Place in Cuvette, Republic of the Congo

Owando is a town in the central Republic of the Congo, lying on the Kouyou River. It is the capital of Cuvette Department and an autonomous commune. It is home to a market and has an airport.

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The airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the town. The disused Runway 09/27 abuts the southeast end of the new runway.

See also

Transport in the Republic of the Congo includes land, air and water transportation. The country's rail system was built by forced laborers during the 1930s and largely remains in operation. There are also over 1,000 km of paved roads and two major international airports. The country also has a large port on the Atlantic Ocean at Pointe-Noire and others along the Congo River at Brazzaville and Impfondo.

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References

  1. ↑ Google Maps - Owando
  2. ↑ Airport information for Owando Airport at Great Circle Mapper.

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