Matari Airport

Aéroport de Matari
Matari Airport (then Paulis Airport) during Operation Dragon Noir, 1964
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OperatorGovernment
ServesIsiro
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL2,438 ft / 743 m
Coordinates2°49′40″N 27°35′15″E / 2.82778°N 27.58750°E / 2.82778; 27.58750
Map
IRP is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
IRP
IRP
Location of Matari Airport in DRC
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] WAD[2] Google Maps[3]

Matari Airport (IATA: IRP, ICAO: FZJH) (French: Aéroport de Matari) is an airport serving Isiro, a city in Haut-Uélé Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the city.

The Isiro-Matari VOR/DME (Ident: IRO) is located 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km) southeast of the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[5] Beni, Bukavu, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Kisangani, Lubumbashi

Accidents and incidents

On 5 September 2005, a Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B struck a tree and crashed 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) from Runway 31 at Matari Airport while on final approach in fog, killing all 11 people on board.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for Matari Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Airport information for Matari Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. ^ "Matari Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
  6. ^ "accident record". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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Main airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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