Bangui M'Poko International Airport
{{Short description|International airport serving Bangui, Central African Republic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Bangui M'Poko {{nowr|International Airport}}
| image = Bangui airport 1.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption = Airport tarmac
| IATA = BGF
| ICAO = FEFF
| type = Public
| owner = Government
| operator =
| city-served = Bangui
| elevation-f = 1,208
| elevation-m = 368
| coordinates = {{coord|04|23|54.51|N|018|31|07.63|E|region:CF-BGF|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Central African Republic
| pushpin_label = BGF
| pushpin_label_position = top
| website = https://www.aeroport-bangui.com/bangui_international_airport.php
| metric-elev =
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 16/34
| r1-length-f = 8,530
| r1-length-m = 2,600
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2014
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 11,600
| stat2-header =
| stat2-data =
| footnotes =
}}
Bangui M'Poko International Airport {{airport codes|BGF|FEFF}} is an international airport located {{convert|7|km|nmi|frac=2|abbr=off|spell=in}} northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers.https://www.afriquenouvelle.fr/Aeroport-Bangui-M-poko-bientot-la-grande-mutation_a1192.html {{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2014/05/25/stranded-at-bangui-airport-the-refugee-crisis-in-central-african-republic-photos.html|title=Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS)|work=The Daily Beast|date=25 May 2014|access-date=13 December 2015}} In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of UN aviation officials.
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport-dest-list
|Air France | Paris–Charles de GaulleAir France May 2014 flight Map, one flight per week, http://www.airfrance.se/SE/en/common/guidevoyageur/reseau/reseau_airfrance_airfrance.htm {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
|Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa{{cite web |title=Ethiopian Airlines Plans Juba – Bangui Service From mid-Nov 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230810-etnov23jubbgf |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 August 2023}}
|Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Casablanca|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=194-195}} Douala
|RwandAir | Kigali{{Cite web | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/295124/rwandair-expands-central-africa-network-london-halted/ | title=RwandAir expands Central Africa network, London halted }}
}}
Statistics
File:Bangui Mpoko Int. Airport in Dec 2016.jpg
| class=wikitable
!Year!!Total passengers!!Increase!!Freight (tons)!!Total aircraft movements |
| 2003
|12,666|| ||50||1,178 |
|---|
| 2004
|53,862||76.8%||105||3,871 |
| 2005
|52,854||–0.4%||905||4,722 |
| 2006
|66,058||15.9%||2,152||5,609 |
| 2007
|97,633||37.2%||2,841||7,258 |
| 2008
|107,079||4.4%||2,885||7,049 |
See also
Footnotes
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External links
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{{Bangui}}
{{Airports in the Central African Republic}}
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Category:Airports in the Central African Republic
Category:Airports established in 1967
Category:Buildings and structures in Bangui
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