Matari Airport

Matari Airport (IATA: IRP, ICAO: FZJH) is an airport serving Isiro, a city in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the city.

Matari Airport
Matari Airport (then Paulis Airport) during Operation Dragon Noir, 1964
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OperatorGovernment
ServesIsiro
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation AMSL2,438 ft / 743 m
Coordinates2°49′40″N 27°35′15″E
Map
IRP
Location of Matari Airport in DRC
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] WAD[2] Google Maps[3]

The Isiro-Matari VOR/DME (Ident: IRO) is located 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km) southeast of the airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[5] Beni, Bukavu, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Kisangani, Lubumbashi

Accidents and incidents

On 5 September 2005, a Kavatshi Airlines Antonov An-26B struck a tree and crashed 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) from Runway 31 at Matari Airport while on final approach in fog, killing all 11 people on board.[6]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Matari Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Airport information for Matari Airport at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  3. "Matari Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)
  6. "accident record". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.


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