Pepa Airport
Pepa Airport | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Pepa | ||||||||||
| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,562 ft (2,000 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°42′55″S 29°48′35″E / 7.715287°S 29.809856°E | ||||||||||
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  FZRJ Location within Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] | |||||||||||
Pepa Airport (ICAO: FZRJ) is an airstrip 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of the village of Pepa in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
History
In April 2000, during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), a Rwandan Air Force Antonov An-8 crashed on take-off from the airstrip, killing the crew of four and about 20 Rwandan soldiers, including a Rwanda Army major, two captains, and two lieutenants. Other reports placed the death toll as high as 57.
The cause was thought to be a birdstrike.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Airport information for Pepa" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Google Maps - Pepa
- ↑ "Pepa Airport Information". Air Charter. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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