Mbuji Mayi Airport

Mbuji Mayi international Airport 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 2221 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 1999 x with poor quality pavement.

The Mbuji Mayi non-directional beacon (Ident: MN) is located 1 nmi north-northwest of the airport. The Mbuji Mayi VOR/DME (Ident: MBY) is located on the field.

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.