Mbuji-Mayi Airport (French: Aéroport international de Mbuji-Mayi Bipemba) is an airport serving Mbuji Mayi (formerly Bakwanga), the capital of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring with medium low quality pavement. It was extended by from in February 2026, funded by the African Development Bank.
The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents On August 19, 2015, a Brussels Airlines Boeing 737, operating for Korongo Airlines, sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer upon landing at Mbuji Mayi Airport due to bad pavement conditions On December 24, 2015, a Services Air Cargo Airbus A310 was unable to stop on the runway due to poor pavement conditions and wet runway surface, and exited the runway. A total of 8 people were killed and 9 injured, all on the ground.
See also Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
External links OurAirports - Mbuji Mayi FallingRain - Mbuji Mayi Airport Accident history for Mbuji Mayi Airport at Aviation Safety Network