N'Dolo Airport
Encyclopedia
N'Dolo Airport , also known as Ndolo Airport, is a secondary airport
in the city of Kinshasa
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
, located in the commune of Barumbu
near the city center.
The Aviation militaire de la Force Publique
was established here in October 1940 with requisitioned aircraft.
Runways are limited to aircraft under 15,000 kg since the disastrous crash
of January 8, 1996, in which an Antonov An-32 aborted takeoff and overran the runway 600 m into a market.
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...
in the city of Kinshasa
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
, 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...
, located in the commune of Barumbu
Barumbu
Barumbu is a municipality in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the north of Kinshasa, south of Gombe and the Boulevard du 30 Juin...
near the city center.
The Aviation militaire de la Force Publique
Force Publique
The Force Publique , French for "Public Force", was both a gendarmerie and a military force in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1885, , through the period of direct Belgian colonial rule...
was established here in October 1940 with requisitioned aircraft.
Runways are limited to aircraft under 15,000 kg since the disastrous crash
1996 Air Africa crash
The 1996 Air Africa crash occurred on 8 January 1996 when an overloaded Air Africa Antonov An-32B aircraft, wet leased from Moscow Airways and bound for Kahemba Airport, overshot the runway at N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo after failing to take off...
of January 8, 1996, in which an Antonov An-32 aborted takeoff and overran the runway 600 m into a market.
Airlines
- Air KasaiAir KasaiAir Kasai is an airline based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operates charter services within Africa. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa....
- Air Serv InternationalAir Serv InternationalAir Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most remote and challenging areas in the world. It flies where other air carriers cannot, or will not, fly...
- Air TropiquesAir TropiquesAir Tropiques is an airline based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It operates domestic, regional and charter flights. Its main base is N'Dolo Airport, Kinshasa.The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.-History:...
- FilairFilairFilair is an airline based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its operates from N'Dolo Airport, in Kinshasa. The airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union, as are all airlines regulated by the authorities in the DRC....
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- Malu Aviation