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Bangui M'Poko International Airport |
Bangui M’Poko International Airport (IATA: BGF, ICAO: FEFF) is an international airport located seven kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of Bangui, 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.
The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014. In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of the UN aviation officials.
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Bangui M’Poko International Airport
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Government |
| Serves |
Bangui |
| Elevation AMSL |
1,208 ft / 368 m |
| Coordinates |
04°23′54.51″N
018°31′07.63″E |
| Map |
BGF
Location of airport in Central African Republic
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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m |
| 16/34 |
8,530 |
2,600 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2014) |
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Airlines and destinations
| Destinations |
| Air France |
Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Côte d’Ivoire |
Abidjan, Douala |
| ASKY Airlines |
Douala, Lomé |
| Karinou Airlines |
Cotonou, Douala |
| Kenya Airways |
Douala, Entebbe, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Royal Air Maroc |
Casablanca |
| Tchadia Airlines |
N’Djamena |
Sexual abuse allegations
Eighteen 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 Central African Republic conflict.
Statistics
| Year |
Total passengers |
Increase |
Freight (tons) |
Total aircraft movements |
| 2003 |
12,666 |
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50 |
1,178 |
| 2004 |
53,862 |
76.8% |
105 |
3,871 |
| 2005 |
52,854 |
–0.4% |
905 |
4,722 |
| 2006 |
66,058 |
15.9% |
2,152 |
5,609 |
| 2007 |
97,633 |
37.2% |
2,841 |
7,258 |
| 2008 |
107,079 |
4.4% |
2,885 |
7,049 |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Central Africa
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| ICAO ID |
FEFF
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| Time |
UTC+1
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| Latitude |
4.398475
04° 23' 54.51" N
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| Longitude |
18.518786
018° 31' 07.63" E
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| Elevation |
1208 feet
368 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| TWR |
119.7
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| RDO |
6559
8903
5493
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| Communications Remarks |
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| TWR |
Provides APP.
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| A/G |
(CIV)
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| Runways
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 17/35 |
8530 x 148 feet
2600 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
059FBXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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ID |
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Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
MPK |
BANGUI M POKO |
120X |
117.3 |
1.4 NM |
343.5
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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| RSTD |
NORDO proh. 180 turns on rwy proh for acft in excess of 40 tons.
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