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.
Matari Airport Aéroport de Matari | |||||||||||
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 Matari Airport (then Paulis Airport) during Operation Dragon Noir, 1964 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Isiro | ||||||||||
| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,438 ft / 743 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°49′40″N 27°35′15″E / 2.82778°N 27.58750°E | ||||||||||
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  IRP Location of Matari Airport in DRC | |||||||||||
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The Isiro-Matari VOR/DME (Ident: IRO) is located 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km) southeast of the airport.[4]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[5] | Beni, Bukavu, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Kisangani, Lubumbashi |
Accidents and incidents
editOn 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
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Matari Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "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. - ^ "Matari Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
- ^ "accident record". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
External links
edit- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Isiro-Matari Airport at SkyVector
- Accident history for Matari Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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