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Kamina Air Base

FieldValue
nameKamina Air Base
imageUnited Nations peacekeeping air forces in Congo - January 1963.jpg
ICAOFZSA
typeMilitary
operatorAir Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
locationKamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo
elevation-f3,543
elevation-m1,080
coordinates
metric-rwyy
r1-number13L/31R
r1-length-m2,700
r1-length-f8,858
r1-surfaceAsphalt
r2-number13R/31L
r2-length-m2,700
r2-length-f8,858
r2-surfaceAsphalt
footnotesSources:

| city-served = | elevation-f = 3,543 | elevation-m = 1,080 | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 13L/31R | r1-length-m = 2,700 | r1-length-f = 8,858 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 13R/31L | r2-length-m = 2,700 | r2-length-f = 8,858 | r2-surface = Asphalt

Kamina Air Base is a military airport located near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It was built as part of the Belgian near-national-redoubt concept after World War II. It accommodated ONUC military aircraft during the Congo Crisis.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3543 ft above mean sea level. It has two runways, each with an asphalt surface measuring 2700 x.

References

References

  1. {{usurped
  2. David Isby and Charles Kamps Jr., Armies of NATO's Central Front, Jane's Publishing Company, 1985.
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