Kavumu Airport
Encyclopedia
Kavumu Airport is the domestic airport serving Bukavu
, the capital city
of the Sud-Kivu
(South Kivu) province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. The airport is located about 25 km (16 mi) north of Bukavu.
of 5643 feet (1,720 m) above mean sea level. It has one 2000 by 45 m (6,561.7 by 147.6 ) runway
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
surface.
C-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.
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. The aircraft impacted Mont Bienga, killing both the Ukrainian pilot and Congolese co-pilot, and destroying the aircraft.
Bukavu
Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , lying at the extreme south-eastern extent of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the Sud-Kivu province and as of 2009 it had an estimated population of...
, the capital city
Capital City
Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
of the Sud-Kivu
Sud-Kivu
Sud-Kivu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...
(South Kivu) province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. The airport is located about 25 km (16 mi) north of Bukavu.
Facilities
The airport is at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 5643 feet (1,720 m) above mean sea level. It has one 2000 by 45 m (6,561.7 by 147.6 ) runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface.
Accidents and incidents
On 1 September 2008 a Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
C-1 registered as ZS-OLD operated by CEM Air
CEM Air
-Background:CemAir Ltd is a privately owned, limited liability company incorporated under the laws of South Africa. The company was formed in 2005 with the purpose of operating turboprop commuter aircraft. The initial fleet consisted of 1 x Cessna Grand Caravan and 3 x Beechcraft 1900C's...
for the charity Air Serv International
Air Serv International
Air Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most remote and challenging areas in the world. It flies where other air carriers cannot, or will not, fly...
was 15 km out on approach to Bukavu when it flew into a steep ridge on Mount Kahuzi
Mount Kahuzi
Mount Kahuzi is an extinct volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is within the Biega - Kahuzi National Park, a World Heritage Site.-Location:Mount Kahuzi was last active at the end of the Pleistocene....
at 10,000 ft near Bukavu-Kavum. All 15 passengers and 2 crew aboard were killed.
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
World Food Programme
The World Food Programme is the food aid branch of the United Nations, and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger worldwide. WFP provides food, on average, to 90 million people per year, 58 million of whom are children...
from Kavumu to Lusenge (near Kava) crashed shortly after departure from Kavumu. The aircraft impacted Mont Bienga, killing both the Ukrainian pilot and Congolese co-pilot, and destroying the aircraft.