AirportsLubumbashi International Airport is a large airport serving Lubumbashi, in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FBM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FBM
- ICAO code
- FZQA
- City
- Lubumbashi
- State or region
- Haut-Katanga Province
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.5915° S, 27.5308° E
- Elevation
- 1,309 m (4,295 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,238 m (10,623 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FBM means Lubumbashi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FZQA. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.5915° S, 27.5308° E. It stands 1,309 metres (4,295 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lubumbashi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lubumbashi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,238 metres (10,623 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Democratic Republic of the Congo on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,238 m 10,623 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Solwesi AirportSolwesi, Zambia | SLI | 142 km |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola, Zambia | NLA | 186 km |
| Kolwezi AirportKolwezi | KWZ | 239 km |
| Kasama AirportKasama, Zambia | KAA | 421 km |
| Kamina City AirportKamina | KMN | 423 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,948 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,026 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,088 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,513 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,793 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,763 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,565 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,760 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,205 km | 15 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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