Bangui M'Poko International Airport

Bangui M'Poko International Airport (IATA: BGF, ICAO: FEFF) is an international airport located seven kilometres (4 nautical miles) northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.

Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Airport tarmac
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
ServesBangui
Opened1967
Elevation AMSL1,208 ft / 368 m
Coordinates04°23′54.51″N 018°31′07.63″E
Websitehttps://www.aeroport-bangui.com/bangui_international_airport.php
Map
BGF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 8,530 2,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers11,600

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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