Gbadolite Airport (French: Aéroport de Gbadolite) (IATA: BDT, ICAO: FZFD) is an airport serving Gbadolite, the capital of the Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is at the village of Moanda, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Gbadolite.
Gbadolite Airport Aéroport de Gbadolite | |||||||||||
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 Gbadolite airport reception hall | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Gbadolite, DR Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,499 ft / 457 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°15′10″N 20°58′30″E / 4.25278°N 20.97500°E | ||||||||||
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  BDT Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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The Gbadolite non-directional beacon (Ident: BLT) is located 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 km) east-northeast of the airport. The Gbadolite VOR/DME (Ident: BLT) is located on the field.[4][5]
History
editZairian President Mobutu had the airport built specifically so he could fly the Air France Concorde on chartered flights to Paris and elsewhere.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Gbadolite Airport from World Aero Data[usurped]
- ^ Airport information for Gbadolite Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Gbadolite Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Gbadolite VOR-DME (BLT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Gbadolite NDB (BLT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
External links
edit- Accident history for Gbadolite Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for Gbadolite Airport at SkyVector
- Gbadolite on the BBC
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