Kolwezi Airport (IATA: KWZ, ICAO: FZQM) is an airport serving Kolwezi, the capital of Lualaba District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Kolwezi.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kolwezi, DRC | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,007 ft / 1,526 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°45′57″S 025°30′21″E / 10.76583°S 25.50583°E | ||||||||||
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  KWZ Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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The Kolwezi non-directional beacon (Ident: KWZ) is located 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) west of the airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Congo | Kinshasa–N'djili, Lubumbashi (both begin 1 December 2024)[4] |
| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Lubumbashi[5] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Kolwezi Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Kolwezi Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Kolwezi NDB (KWZ) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Air Congo/Ethiopian Airlines Outlines Planned Network From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ March 2014 Timetable, http://www.caacongo.com/horaires-20-mars-2014.pdf
External links
edit- Accident history for Kolwezi Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Kolwezi Airport at SkyVector
- Kolwezi Airport at FallingRain
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