FIH

Ndjili International Airport

ICAO FZAA4.3857°S 15.4446°E313 m / 1,027 ftLarge airport
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Ndjili International Airport (IATA: FIH, ICAO: FZAA) is a large airport in Kinshasa, Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It opened in 1953. It has one runway, 4,000 m (13,123 ft) long, concrete.

Timeline

3 events · 1953–2011
1953
OpenedNdjili International Airport opens.
04 OCT 2007
Disaster2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash.52 killed
04 APR 2011
DisasterGeorgian Airways Flight 834.32 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
MonuscoInternational TerminalDomestic TerminalVIP Terminal
06/24058° / 238° · LIT
LENGTH4,000 m13,123 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEConcrete

Routes

20 destinations · 19 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 mi4,000 miBZV · Maya-Maya International Airport · 26 km / 16 miPNR · Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport · 397 km / 247 miNBJ · Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · 561 km / 349 miLBV · Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport · 860 km / 534 miMJM · Mbuji Mayi Airport · 920 km / 572 miDLA · Douala International Airport · 1,129 km / 702 miCOO · Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport · 1,879 km / 1,168 miEBB · Entebbe International Airport · 1,951 km / 1,212 miLFW · Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · 1,964 km / 1,220 miNBO · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · 2,410 km / 1,498 miDAR · Julius Nyerere International Airport · 2,644 km / 1,643 miJNB · O.R. Tambo International Airport · 2,777 km / 1,726 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 2,985 km / 1,855 miCAI · Cairo International Airport · 4,195 km / 2,607 miCMN · Mohammed V International Airport · 4,847 km / 3,012 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 5,110 km / 3,175 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 5,254 km / 3,265 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 5,315 km / 3,303 miBRU · Brussels Airport · 6,236 km / 3,875 miLUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 6,072 km / 3,773 miBRUAUHISTCMNCAIADDJNBDARNBOLFWDLAMJMLBVNBJPNRDOHEBBLUXCOOFIH
Year-round19
BZVMaya-Maya International AirportCongo - Brazzaville · Air Côte d'Ivoire26 km16 miPNRAntonio Agostinho-Neto International AirportCongo - Brazzaville · Air Côte d'Ivoire397 km247 miNBJDr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International AirportAngola · TAAG Angola Airlines561 km349 miLBVLibreville Leon M'ba International AirportGabon · Air Côte d'Ivoire860 km534 miMJMMbuji Mayi AirportCongo - Kinshasa · Air Congo, Congo Airways, Air Kasaï920 km572 miDLADouala International AirportCameroon · Air Congo, Congo Airways1,129 km702 miCOOCotonou Cadjehoun International AirportBenin · Air Congo1,879 km1,168 miEBBEntebbe International AirportUganda · Air Congo, Uganda Airlines1,951 km1,212 miLFWLomé–Tokoin International AirportTogo · Asky Airlines1,964 km1,220 miNBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportKenya · Kenya Airways2,410 km1,498 miDARJulius Nyerere International AirportTanzania · Air Congo, Air Tanzania2,644 km1,643 miJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportSouth Africa · Air Congo, Congo Airways, Airlink2,777 km1,726 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines2,985 km1,855 miCAICairo International AirportEgypt · EgyptAir4,195 km2,607 miCMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco · Royal Air Maroc4,847 km3,012 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways5,110 km3,175 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines5,254 km3,265 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways5,315 km3,303 miBRUBrussels AirportBelgium · Air Congo, Brussels Airlines6,236 km3,875 mi
Most destinationsAir Congo 7Air Côte d'Ivoire 3Congo Airways 3Turkish Cargo 2TAAG Angola Airlines 1Air Kasaï 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from FIH. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “N'djili International Airport” (revision of 2 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway4,000 m13,123 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=111of 29,823 · =14 Africa · #1 CDElevation313 m1,027 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=17,219of 43,341 · =2,297 Africa · =233 CDAgeOpened 19532026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,935of 15,079 · =50 Africa · #2 CDRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =2 CD
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
A/GA/G128.100
APPAPP119.700
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR118.100