Pepa Airport
| Pepa Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: FZRJ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Serves | Pepa | ||
| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,562 ft / 2,000 m | ||
| Coordinates | 7°42′55″S 29°48′35″E / 7.715287°S 29.809856°ECoordinates: 7°42′55″S 29°48′35″E / 7.715287°S 29.809856°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| Grass | |||
Pepa Airport is an airstrip near the village of Pepa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
During the Second Congo War (1998-2o03) In April 2000 an Rwandan airforce Antonov An-8 crashed on take-off from the airstrip killing the crew of four and about 20 Rwandan soldiers including a Rwanda army major, two captains and two lieutenants. Other reports place the death toll as high as 57. The cause was thought to be a birdstrike.
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