Bangui M'Poko International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bangui | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1967[1] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,208 ft / 368 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E / 4.3984750°N 18.5187861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.aeroport-bangui.com/bangui_international_airport.php | ||||||||||
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Bangui M'Poko International Airport (IATA: BGF, ICAO: FEFF) is an international airport located seven kilometres (4 nautical miles) northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers.[2]
The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014.[3] In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of UN aviation officials.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Year | Total passengers | Increase | Freight (tons) | Total aircraft movements |
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| 2003 | 12,666 | 50 | 1,178 | |
| 2004 | 53,862 | 76.8% | 105 | 3,871 |
| 2005 | 52,854 | –0.4% | 905 | 4,722 |
| 2006 | 66,058 | 15.9% | 2,152 | 5,609 |
| 2007 | 97,633 | 37.2% | 2,841 | 7,258 |
| 2008 | 107,079 | 4.4% | 2,885 | 7,049 |
See also
- List of airports in the Central African Republic
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
- Transport in the Central African Republic
Footnotes
- ^ "2.2.1 Central African Republic Bangui-M'Poko International Airport". dlca.logcluster.or. Logistics Cluster. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ https://www.afriquenouvelle.fr/Aeroport-Bangui-M-poko-bientot-la-grande-mutation_a1192.html [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS)". The Daily Beast. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Air France May 2014 flight Map, one flight per week, http://www.airfrance.se/SE/en/common/guidevoyageur/reseau/reseau_airfrance_airfrance.htm [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Plans Juba – Bangui Service From mid-Nov 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "RwandAir expands Central Africa network, London halted".
External links
Media related to Bangui M'Poko International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
