Gemena Airport
Encyclopedia
Gemena Airport is an airport
serving Gemena
, the capital
of the Sud-Ubangi District
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
.
of 1378 feet (420 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 11/29 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1996 by 45 m (6,548.6 by 147.6 ).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Gemena
Gemena
Gemena is a town and capital of the Sud-Ubangi District of Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The town has a large airport.Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory....
, the capital
Capital City
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of the Sud-Ubangi District
Sud-Ubangi District
Sud-Ubangi District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1378 feet (420 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 11/29 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1996 by 45 m (6,548.6 by 147.6 ).
Airlines and destinations
- Wimbi Dira AirwaysWimbi Dira AirwaysWimbi Dira Airways is a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves the country's main cities.-History:The airline was established in 2003 and operations started on 13 August 2003...
(Gbadolite, Kinshasa [via Mbandaka], Mbandaka)