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Kamina Air Base
Airport in Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamina Air Base (ICAO: FZSA) is a military airport located near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||||||
Location | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,543 ft / 1,080 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 08°38′31″S 025°15′10″E | ||||||||||||||
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It was built as part of the Belgian near-national-redoubt concept after World War II.[2] It accommodated ONUC military aircraft during the Congo Crisis.