Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Bangui M'Poko International Airport Aéroport international Bangui-M'Poko | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government | ||||||||||
Location | Bangui, CAR | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,208 ft / 368 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E / 4.3984750°N 18.5187861°ECoordinates: 04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E / 4.3984750°N 18.5187861°E | ||||||||||
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BGF Airport in Central African Republic | |||||||||||
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Bangui M'Poko International Airport (French: Aéroport international Bangui-M'Poko) (IATA: BGF, ICAO: FEFF) is an international airport located 7 km (4 miles) northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers.[1]
The airport is currently an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014.[2] As at 2017 the airport is functioning under the supervision of the UN aviation officials.
Airlines and destinations
Sexual abuse allegations
18 soldiers from France, Chad and Equatorial Guinea were accused of receiving oral sex and sodomizing children at the airport during 2014. Tens of thousands of refugees live at the airport due to the ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic.[10]
Statistics
Year | Total passengers | % Increase | Freight (tons) | Total Aircraft movements |
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2003 | 12,666 | -% | 50 | 1178 |
2004 | 53,862 | 76.8% | 105 | 3871 |
2005 | 52,854 | –0.4% | 905 | 4722 |
2006 | 66,058 | 15.9% | 2152 | 5609 |
2007 | 97,633 | 37.2% | 2841 | 7258 |
2008 | 107,079 | 4.4% | 2885 | 7049 |
See also
Central African Republic portal Aviation portal - Transport in the Central African Republic
- List of airports in the Central African Republic
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
References
- ↑ https://www.afriquenouvelle.fr/Aeroport-Bangui-M-poko-bientot-la-grande-mutation_a1192.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ "Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS)". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Air France May 2014 flight Map, one flight per week, http://www.airfrance.se/SE/en/common/guidevoyageur/reseau/reseau_airfrance_airfrance.htm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- ↑ "Air Cote d'Ivoire W15 Africa Service Expansions". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Air Cote d'Ivoire NW16 Preliminary Service Changes".
- ↑ ASKY June 2016 Timetable http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/bgf
- ↑ "Kenya Airways Africa Service Changes from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kenya Airways Proposes Bangui Service from Oct 2015". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Tchadia Airlines outlines planned network from Oct 2018". routesonline.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ Reuters, May 7, 2015 10:09am EDT, Inquiry begins into alleged child abuse in Central Africa by French troops, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
External links
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- Official Airline Guide http://www.oag-flights.com%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
- Airport information for FEFF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Bangui Airport: http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do?airportCode=BGF&airportQueryType=1