Kuvumu Airport Aéroport de Bukavu-Kuvumu Bukavu Kuvumu Airport
Aircraft at the Kavumu Airport
IATA:BKY ICAO:FZMA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Bukavu,DR Congo
Location	Kavumu,Kabare Territory
Elevation AMSL	5,659 ft / 1,725 m
Coordinates	2°18′30″S28°48′31″E / 2.30833°S 28.80861°E /-2.30833; 28.80861
Map
BKY Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Kavumu Airport (IATA:BKY,ICAO:FZMA) (French:Aéroport de Kavumu) is an airport servingBukavu, thecapital city of theSud-Kivu (South Kivu) province in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Bukavu.

The Bukavunon-directional beacon (Ident:BKV) is located on the field.^[4]

• On 1 September 2008, aBeechcraft 1900C-1 registered as ZS-OLD operated byCEM Air for the charityAir Serv International was 15 km out on approach to Bukavu when it flew into a steep ridge onMount Kahuzi at 10,000 ft near Bukavu-Kavum. All 15 passengers and 2 crew aboard were killed.^[6]
• On 14 February 2011, aLET L-410 registered 9Q-CIF of African Air Services Commuter flying a cargo flight on behalf of theWorld Food Programme from Kavumu to Lusenge (near Kava) crashed shortly after departure from Kavumu Airport. The aircraft impacted Mont Bienga, killing both theUkrainian pilot andCongolese co-pilot, and destroying the aircraft.^[7][8]
• On 12 February 2012, aGulfstream IV business jet carrying then-finance minister (and futureprime 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.

• Transport in Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of airports in Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Media related toKavumu Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Accident history for Bukavu-Kamenbe Airport atAviation Safety Network
• FallingRain - Kavumu Airport

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