# Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM / FZQA)

**Lubumbashi International Airport** (IATA: FBM, ICAO: FZQA) is a large airport in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has one runway, 3,238 m (10,623 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FBM / FZQA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Elevation: 1,309 m / 4,295 ft
- Coordinates: -11.5915, 27.5308
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,238 m / 10,623 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Website: https://www.lubumbashiairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubumbashi_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738866
- Weather station: FZQA · WMO 64360
- Ident: FZQA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,238 m / 10,623 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | yes |

## Routes

11 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [NLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flsk.md) Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport · Zambia · 186 km / 116 mi · Mahogany Air
- [LUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flls.md) Kenneth Kaunda International Airport · Zambia · 428 km / 266 mi · Mahogany Air
- [MJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzwa.md) Mbuji Mayi Airport · Congo - Kinshasa · 748 km / 465 mi · Congo Airways
- [KGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzua.md) Kananga Airport · Congo - Kinshasa · 842 km / 523 mi · Congo Airways
- [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 1,108 km / 688 mi · RwandAir
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 1,384 km / 860 mi · Air Tanzania
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Kenya Airways
- [FIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzaa.md) Ndjili International Airport · Congo - Kinshasa · 1,553 km / 965 mi · Air Congo, Congo Airways
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,619 km / 1,006 mi · Congo Airways, South African Airways, Airlink
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,605 km / 1,619 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,972 km / 3,089 mi · Etihad Airways

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (10)

- 8Z [Congo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/congo-airways) · 4
- KT [Mahogany Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahogany-air) · 2
- 4H [Air Congo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-congo) · 1
- TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 1
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 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
- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 1
- SA [South African Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/south-african-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,238 m / 10,623 ft | #775 of 29,858 | #119 in Africa | #3 in CD |
| Elevation | 1,309 m / 4,295 ft | =2,991 of 43,403 | #605 in Africa | #18 in CD |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in CD |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 128.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [FLWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flwf.md) West Six Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [FZQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzqj.md) Mwadingusha Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [CGJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flke.md) Kasompe Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [FZQH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzqh.md) Katwe Airport · 121 km / 75 mi
- [FZQD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzqd.md) Mulungwishi Airport · 135 km / 84 mi
- [FLML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flml.md) Mufulira Airport · 136 km / 85 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: “Lubumbashi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lubumbashi_International_Airport&oldid=1372391399), revision of 31 Aug 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/fzqa/data