Simisini Air Base

Coordinates: 0°31′02″N 25°09′20″E / 0.51722°N 25.15556°E / 0.51722; 25.15556
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Kisangani Simisini Air Base

Kisangani Ville Airport
AMSL
1,290 ft / 393 m
Coordinates0°31′02″N 25°09′20″E / 0.51722°N 25.15556°E / 0.51722; 25.15556
Map
FZIA is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
FZIA
FZIA
Location of the airport in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

Kisangani Simisini Air Base (ICAO: FZIA) is a military airport in the city of Kisangani, capital of the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Located in the western portion of Kisangani, 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) north of the

Bangoka International Airport
. The airport is now a military airfield, though it also serves humanitarian flights and some private operations.

Navigation is supported by a

VOR-DME and a non-directional beacon at Bangoka International Airport.[4][5]

History

As Kisangani Ville Airport, it was the original airport of the city, then named Stanleyville. In the turbulent times of Congo's independence and the subsequent struggles, it was the city's only airport, and was the scene of severe fighting during the

in 1964.

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for Simisini AB at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Simisini
  3. ^ "Kisangani Ville Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangoka VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Bangoka NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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