Kavumu Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Kuvumu Airport
Aéroport de Bukavu-Kuvumu
| nativename = Bukavu Kuvumu Airport
| IATA = BKY
| ICAO = FZMA
| image = Swala Aviation Short Skyvan Shevelev-1.jpg
| image-width =
| caption = Aircraft at the Kavumu Airport
| pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
| pushpin_label = BKY
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Government
| city-served = Bukavu, DR Congo
| location = Kavumu, Kabare Territory
| elevation-f = 5659
| elevation-m =
| coordinates = {{coord|2|18|30|S|28|48|31|E|region:CD_type:airport}}
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 17/35
| r1-length-m = 2000
| r1-length-f =
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| footnotes = Source: WAD{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217021359/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FZMA Airport information for Bukavu Kuvumu Airport]}} GCM{{GCM|BKY|Kuvumu Airport}} Google Maps{{cite web|title=Kavumu Airport|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-2.3082114,28.8080113,3293m/data=!3m1!1e3|website=Google Maps|access-date=7 May 2018}}
}}
Kavumu Airport {{airport codes|BKY|FZMA}} (French: Aéroport de Kavumu) is an airport serving Bukavu, the capital city of the Sud-Kivu (South Kivu) province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is {{convert|25|km|0}} north of Bukavu.
The Bukavu non-directional beacon (Ident: BKV) is located on the field.{{Cite web|url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/BKV/Bukavu_NDB_CD/|title=Bukavu NDB (BKV) @ OurAirports|website=ourairports.com|access-date=2018-08-20}}
Airlines and destinations
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| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation{{cite web |url=http://www.caacongo.com/ |title=Home |website=caacongo.com}} | Goma, Kalemie, Kongolo, Lubumbashi
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Accidents and incidents
- On 1 September 2008, a Beechcraft 1900C-1 registered as ZS-OLD operated by CEM Air for the charity Air Serv International was 15 km out on approach to Bukavu when it flew into a steep ridge on Mount Kahuzi at 10,000 ft near Bukavu-Kavum. All 15 passengers and 2 crew aboard were killed.{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080901-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 ZS-OLD Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2018-08-20}}
- On 14 February 2011, a LET L-410 registered 9Q-CIF of African Air Services Commuter flying a cargo flight on behalf of the World Food Programme from Kavumu to Lusenge (near Kava) crashed shortly after departure from Kavumu Airport. The aircraft impacted Mont Bienga, killing both the Ukrainian pilot and Congolese co-pilot, and destroying the aircraft.{{cite web|last=Hradecky|first=Simon|title=Crash: African Air Services L410 near Kavumu on Feb 14th 2011, impacted mountain|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=437e3153&opt=1025|work=The Aviation Herald|access-date=2 April 2011}}{{cite web|title=Accident Description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20110214-1|work=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=2 April 2011}}
- On 12 February 2012, a Gulfstream IV business jet carrying then-finance minister (and future prime minister) of the DRC, Matata Ponyo Mapon, crashed while landing at Kavumu airport. The crash killed both pilots and two passengers as well as two farmers on the ground, while two passengers including Ponyo survived with injuries.
See also
References
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External links
- {{ASN|BKY|Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport}}
- [http://www.fallingrain.com/icao/FZMA.html FallingRain - Kavumu Airport]
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