N'djili International Airport

N'djili Airport (IATA: FIH, ICAO: FZAA) (French: Aéroport de N'djili pronounced [a.e.ʁɔ.pɔʁ də n‿dʒi.li]), also known as N'Djili International Airport and Kinshasa International Airport, serves the city of Kinshasa and is the largest of the four international airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is named after the nearby Ndjili River. == History == In 1998, N'Djili airport was the site of one of the decisive battles of the Second Congo War. Rebel forces advancing on Kinshasa infiltrated the airport perimeter but were repulsed by Zimbabwean troops and aircraft arriving to support the government of Laurent Kabila.In June 2015, a new international terminal was opened which can service one million passengers per year. Some computerized upgrades to the arrivals terminal have been implemented in recent years, although corruption remains a problem. == Airlines and destinations == === Passenger === === Cargo === == Accidents and incidents == On 18 August 1968, Douglas DC-3D 9Q-CUM of Air Congo was destroyed by fire. On 28 August 1984, Vickers Viscount 9Q-CPD of Zaire Aero Service crashed after takeoff. On 15 April 1997, a Douglas DC-3 was hijacked at N'djili Airport. There were six to eight hijackers. On 26 July 2002, in the 2002 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, 9Q-CMC was written off without fatalities On 4 October 2007, Antonov An-26 9Q-COS of Africa One crashed shortly after take-off from N'djili Airport, killing at least 51 people and injuring a further 30. SOURCESWikipedia