Matari Airport Aéroport de Matari | |||||||||||
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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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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.
The Isiro-Matari VOR/DME (Ident: IRO) is located 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km) southeast of the airport. [4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation [5] | Beni, Bukavu, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Kisangani, Lubumbashi |
On 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]
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