# Ndjili International Airport (FIH / FZAA)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzaa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FIH / FZAA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Kinshasa, Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Opened: 1953
- Elevation: 313 m / 1,027 ft
- Coordinates: -4.3857, 15.4446
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Kinshasa
- Website: https://www.aeroport-kinshasa.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%27djili_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645492
- Weather station: FZAA · WMO 64210
- Ident: FZAA

## Timeline

- 1953: Ndjili International Airport opens.
- 4 Oct 2007: 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash. 52 killed.
- 4 Apr 2011: Georgian Airways Flight 834. 32 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 058° / 238° | yes |

## Routes

20 destinations in 19 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (19)

- [BZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcbb.md) Maya-Maya International Airport · Congo - Brazzaville · 26 km / 16 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [PNR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcpp.md) Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport · Congo - Brazzaville · 397 km / 247 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [NBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnbj.md) Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · Angola · 561 km / 349 mi · TAAG Angola Airlines
- [LBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fool.md) Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport · Gabon · 860 km / 534 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [MJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzwa.md) Mbuji Mayi Airport · Congo - Kinshasa · 920 km / 572 mi · Air Congo, Congo Airways, Air Kasaï
- [DLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkd.md) Douala International Airport · Cameroon · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Air Congo, Congo Airways
- [COO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dbbb.md) Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport · Benin · 1,879 km / 1,168 mi · Air Congo
- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 1,951 km / 1,212 mi · Air Congo, Uganda Airlines
- [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 1,964 km / 1,220 mi · Asky Airlines
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 2,410 km / 1,498 mi · Kenya Airways
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 2,644 km / 1,643 mi · Air Congo, Air Tanzania
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 2,777 km / 1,726 mi · Air Congo, Congo Airways, Airlink
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,985 km / 1,855 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 4,195 km / 2,607 mi · EgyptAir
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 4,847 km / 3,012 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,110 km / 3,175 mi · Qatar Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,254 km / 3,265 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,315 km / 3,303 mi · Etihad Airways
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 6,236 km / 3,875 mi · Air Congo, Brussels Airlines

### Cargo (4)

- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 2,410 km / 1,498 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,985 km / 1,855 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,254 km / 3,265 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 6,072 km / 3,773 mi · Cargolux

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FIH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- 4H [Air Congo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-congo) · 7
- 8Z [Congo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/congo-airways) · 3
- [Great Lakes Business Company](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/great-lakes-business-company)

### Passenger (15)

- HF [Air Côte d'Ivoire](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cote-divoire) · 3
- [Air Kasaï](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-kasai) · 1
- TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 1
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 1
- KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 1
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- DT [TAAG Angola Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taag-angola-airlines) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- UR [Uganda Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uganda-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 2
- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1

Former hub of [Lignes Aériennes Congolaises](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lignes-aeriennes-congolaises), [Wimbi Dira Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wimbi-dira-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =14 in Africa | #1 in CD |
| Elevation | 313 m / 1,027 ft | =17,235 of 43,403 | =2,297 in Africa | =233 in CD |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =50 in Africa | #2 in CD |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in CD |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G | 128.100 |
| APP | APP | 119.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [NLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzab.md) Ndolo Airport · 15 km / 9.0 mi
- [FZAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzae.md) Kimpoko Airport · 23 km / 14 mi
- [BZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcbb.md) Maya-Maya International Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [CD-0025](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cd-0025.md) Maluku Airstrip · 37 km / 23 mi
- [FZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzad.md) Celo Zongo Airport · 75 km / 46 mi
- [FZAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzas.md) Inkisi Airport · 100 km / 62 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “N'djili International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=N'djili_International_Airport&oldid=1372870926), revision of 2 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzaa/data