Bandundu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bandundu, in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FDU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FDU
- ICAO code
- FZBO
- City
- Bandundu
- State or region
- Kwilu Province
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.3113° S, 17.3817° E
- Elevation
- 324 m (1,063 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,380 m (4,528 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FDU means Bandundu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FZBO. 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 3.3113° S, 17.3817° E. It stands 324 metres (1,063 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Kinshasa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bandundu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,380 metres (4,528 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 19 airports of Democratic Republic of the Congo on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,380 m 4,528 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Inongo AirportInongo | INO | 182 km |
| Ndjili International AirportKinshasa | FIH | 246 km |
| Kikwit AirportKikwit | KKW | 247 km |
| Maya-Maya International AirportBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo | BZV | 258 km |
| Ilebo AirportIlebo | PFR | 374 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,284 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,556 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,182 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,322 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,345 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,316 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,640 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,117 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,649 km | 16 h 55 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.