Matari Airport

Matari Airport
IATA: IRPICAO: FZJH
Summary
Airport type Civil
Operator Government
Serves Isiro
Location Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL 2,438 ft / 743 m
Coordinates 02°49′39″N 027°35′18″E / 2.82750°N 27.58833°E / 2.82750; 27.58833
Map
IRP

Location of Matari Airport in DRC

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt

Matari Airport (IATA: IRP, ICAO: FZJH) is an airport in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[1] Beni, Bukavu, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Kisangani, Lubumbashi

Accidents and incidents

On 5 September 2005, a Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B (NATO reporting name "Curl") struck a tree and crashed 1.5 km (0.9 mile) from Runway 31 at Matari Airport while on final approach in fog, killing all 11 people on board.[2]

References

  1. Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
  2. "accident record". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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