Kavumu Airport
Kuvumu Airport Aéroport de Bukavu-Kuvumu Bukavu Kuvumu Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bukavu, DR Congo | ||||||||||
| Location | Bugorhe, Kabare Chiefdom, Kabare Territory | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,659 ft / 1,725 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°18′30″S 28°48′31″E / 2.30833°S 28.80861°E | ||||||||||
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BKY Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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| Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3] | |||||||||||
Kavumu Airport (IATA: BKY, ICAO: FZMA) (French: Aéroport de Kavumu) is an airport located in the Bugorhe groupement, within Kabare Chiefdom of Kabare Territory, in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the principal airport for Bukavu and is situated approximately 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of the urban center.[4][5]
The Bukavu non-directional beacon (Ident: BKV) is located on the field.[6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[7] | Goma, Kalemie, Kongolo, Lubumbashi |
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.[8]
- 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.[9][10]
- 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
- Transport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airports in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Media related to Kavumu Airport at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Airport information for Bukavu Kuvumu Airport
- ^ Airport information for Kuvumu Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Kavumu Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Birindwa, Obed Adaja Byamungu (2016). "L'impact socio-économique des activités de l'aéroport national de Kavumu sur la population de Kabare: cas du groupement de Bugorhe" [The Socio-Economic Impact of the Activities of Kavumu National Airport on the Population of Kabare: The Case of the Bugorhe Groupement]. Africmemoire.com (in French). Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Free University of the Great Lakes Countries. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ Munyakazi, Fidèle Mulumeoderhwa (2023). "Analyse de la performance économique de la petite agriculture dans le Sud-Kivu montagneux en République Démocratique du Congo" [Analysis of the economic performance of small-scale agriculture in the mountainous South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] (PDF). Orbi.uliege.be (in French). Liège, Arlon, Gembloux, Belgium: University of Liège. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Bukavu NDB (BKV) @ OurAirports". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Home". caacongo.com.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 ZS-OLD Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Crash: African Air Services L410 near Kavumu on Feb 14th 2011, impacted mountain". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
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