WingfarerKamina Air Base
Medium airport Lumwe, DR Congo
Air Base serving Kamina in DR Congo.
Photo : This photo is taken from a UH-19D via Brig-Genral Mohammad Khatami `s camera. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Overview
Kamina Air Base (ICAO: FZSA) is a military airport located near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was built as part of the Belgian near-national-redoubt concept after World War II. Susan Williams in her book White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa writes the following concerning the goals of the military base at its founding:The Kamina military base in western Katanga - some 200 miles from Shinkolobwe and 260 miles from Elisabethville - had been built in 1952 by Belgium, supported by NATO funding.
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Where is it
📍 -8.64202, 25.252899 · Open detailed map
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Details
| Region | Haut-Lomami Province |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Coordinates | -8.64202, 25.252899 |
Runways (2)
| Designation | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13L/31R | 8,858 ft | 148 ft | ASP |
| 13R/31L | 8,858 ft | 148 ft | ASP |
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Where is Kamina Air Base?
Kamina Air Base is a medium airport located in Lumwe, DR Congo. It has 2 runway(s), the longest measuring 8,858 ft.
Kamina Air Base is a medium airport located in Lumwe, DR Congo. It has 2 runway(s), the longest measuring 8,858 ft.